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List Of Sounding Rockets
This is a list of sounding rockets used for suborbital research flights. Argentina *Centauro (sounding rocket), Centauro series **Alfa Centauro, Beta Centauro, Gamma Centauro *Canopus 2, Canopus series **Canopus 1, Canopus 2 *Gradicom, Gradicom series **GRADICOM I (PCX-900) , GRADICOM II (PCX2), GRADICOM III *Proson-M1 *Rigel (rocket), Rigel *Castor A, Castor (A) *Centenario *Orión (rocket), Orión series **Orión-1, Orión-2 *Tauro (rocket), Tauro Australia *Aeolus *Aero High *AUSROC series **AUSROC I, AUSROC II, AUSROC II-2, AUSROC 2.5, AUSROC III *Cockatoo series **Cockatoo Mk 1, Cockatoo Mk 2, Cockatoo Mk 3, Cockatoo Mk 4 *Corella *HEAC *HAD *HARP *HAT *Long Tom *Lorikeet series **Lorikeet Mk-1, Lorikeet Mk-2 *Kookabura series **Kookaburra Mk.1, Kookaburra Mk.2, Kookaburra Mk.3 *Sighter *Zuni Brazil *MB *Sonda (rocket), Sonda family **Sonda 1, Sonda 2, Sonda 3, Sonda 3 M1, Sonda 4 **VS-30, VS-30/Orion, VS-40, VSB-30 *S-40 series **VS-40, VS-40M *VSV-30 (Brazilian Explor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sounding Rockets
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital spaceflight, sub-orbital flight. The rockets are often used to launch instruments from above the surface of the Earth, the altitude generally between weather balloons and satellites; the maximum altitude for balloons is about and the minimum for satellites is approximately . Due to their suborbital flight profile, sounding rockets are often much simpler than their counterparts built for orbital flight. Certain sounding rockets have an apogee between , such as the Black Brant (rocket), Black Brant X and XII, which is the maximum apogee of their class. For certain purposes, sounding rockets may be flown to altitudes as high as to allow observing times of around 40 minutes to provide geophysical observations of the magnetosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VS-40
The VS-40 (''Foguete Suborbital VS-40'') is a Brazilian sounding rocket using solid fuel and stabilized aerodynamically. The original version, VS-40, uses the S-40TM (4,200 kg) first stage engine and the S-44M (810 kg) second stage engine.'''' This configuration corresponds to the upper stages of the VLS-1 rocket. Version VS-40M used a S-40M engine for the first stage.'''' Flights VS40 performed the following flights:'''' A flight of VS-40M carrying "''SARA Suborbital 2"'' was planned but eventually cancelled. A future flight of VS-40M carrying HIFiRE 8 is in development. Characteristics *Length (mm) 6725 *Payload Mass (kg) 500 *Diameter (mm) 1000 *Total takeoff mass (kg) 6,737 *Mass of propellant (kg) 5,054 *Structural mass (kg) 1,028 *Apogee (km) 650 *Microgravity time (s) 760 References External links O Foguete de sondagem VS-40Agência Espacial Brasileira :: Veículos LançadoresSHEFEX 2 at Andoya Rocket Range Sounding rockets of Brazil Space program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon (rocket)
The Dragon is a two-stage French solid propellant sounding rocket used for high altitude research between 1962 and 1973. It belonged thereby to a family of solid-propellant rockets derived from the Bélier, including the Centaure, the Dauphin and the Éridan. The dragon's first stage was a Stromboli engine (diameter 56 cm) which burned 675 kg of propellant in 16 seconds and so produced a maximum thrust of 88 kN. Versions of the Bélier engine were used as upper stages. A payload of 30 to 120 kg could be carried on parabolic with apogees between 440 km (270 mi) (Dragon-2B) and 560 km (340 mi)(Dragon-3) Versions The Dragon was built in several versions including the Dragon-2B, and Dragon-3: Launches Dragons have been launched from Andøya, Biscarrosse, Dumont d'Urville, CELPA (El Chamical), CIEES, Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauphin (rocket)
The Dauphin is a French sounding rocket, flown six times between 1967 and 1979. It consists of a modification of the first stage of the Dragon with a larger payload nosecone. The Dauphin has a diameter of 56 centimetres, a launch weight of 1.132 metric tons, a length of 6.21 metres, a takeoff thrust of 90 newton (unit), kN and a ceiling of 150 kilometres. It belonged to the ''Stromboli'' family of Solid-propellant rocket, solid-propellant including the Belier (rocket), Belier, the Centaure (rocket), Centaure, and the Dragon, along with the Éridan (rocket), Eridan. Launches The first launch occurred on March 20, 1967 from Hammaguir, Hammaguira and was a failure. The three next flights, from CERES Ile du Levant, Ile du Levant and Biscarrosse, Biscarosse were successful. On September 14, 1971, a Dauphin rocket was first launched from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, conducting the ''PHARE (FU-196) Aeronomy mission''. A final launch happened on February 8, 1979 to test the Ariane l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaure (rocket)
Centaure was a two-stage French sounding rocket consisting of a Venus first stage and a Belier second stage. It belongs to a family of solid-propellant rockets consisting of the Belier, Centaure, Dragon, Dauphin, and Eridan. It was operated by Sud-Aviation between 1961 and 1986. Centaure rockets were launched from the CIEES/ Hammaguir missile range, Reggane, CELPA, Salto di Quirra, Esrange, Thumba, Sonmiani, and Andøya. It had a maximum payload of 60 kg, an apogee of 130-146 km, a launch thrust of 44 kN, a launch weight of 500-600 kg, a diameter of 0.28 m and a length of 5.9-6.3 m. Versions There were various versions of Centaure rockets: Launches A large number of Centaure rockets was launched between 1961 and 1986: See also * Belier * Dauphin * Dragon A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bérénice (rocket)
Bérénice was the designation of a four-stage French atmospheric reentry test rocket, developed by O.N.E.R.A. (''Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales''). Description Bérénice was long, possessed a diameter of and weighed at launch. The takeoff thrust of Bérénice, which could carry a payload of to a height of , amounted to . The first stage, a SEPR-739 ''Stromboli'', was stabilised by four SEPR-P167 rockets developing . The second stage consisted of a SEPR-740 ''Stromboli'', almost identical to the first stage. The third stage was a SEPR-P200 ''Tramontane'' and the fourth stage comprised a '' Mélanie'' rocket and payload. Launches The twelve production rockets, Bérénice 001 to Bérénice 012, were launched by ONERA from Ile du Levant from 1962 to 1966. See also * Tibère (rocket) * Antarès (OPd-56-39-22D) * Mélanie (rocket) * Veronique (rocket) * French space program The French space program includes both commercial spaceflight, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bélier (rocket)
Bélier is the designation of a France, French sounding rocket family. Three versions of the Bélier were launched between 1961 and 1970 at the CIEES launch facility at Hammaguir, the Salto di Quirra and CERES Ile du Levant, Ile du Levant missile ranges, and Kourou Space Center. After its retirement, the Bélier was used as a stage for a family of solid-propellant rockets, including the Centaure (rocket), Centaure, the Dragon (rocket), Dragon, the Dauphin (rocket), Dauphin and the Éridan (rocket), Éridan. Versions Belier I The first Belier single stage rocket, powered by a Jericho (missile), Jericho motor. * payload: 30 kg * apogee: 80 km * takeoff thrust: 20.00 kN * takeoff weight: 313 kg * diameter: 0.31 m * length: 4.01 m * fin span: 0.78 m Belier II Upgraded Belier single stage rocket, using 'Plastolite' propellant. * payload: 30 kg * apogee: 130 km * takeoff thrust: 21.50 kN * takeoff weight: 352 kg * diameter: 0.31 m * length: 5.90 m * fin span: 0.78 m Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarès (OPd-56-39-22D)
The Antarès (OPd-56-39-22D) was a French multistage rocket designed by ONERA for reentry studies. In the late 1950s, the study of missile warhead reentry necessitated the development of a more robust rocket than the existing OR, VD and OPd series. The Antarès rocket, designated OPd-56-39-22D during its developmental phase, was designed to facilitate the study of kinetic heating on objects flying at speeds up to Mach number, Mach 7. Description Measuring 12.2 meters in length and boasting a takeoff weight of up to 1785 kg, the rocket consisted of four stages. Three of these stages were ignited in an upward trajectory, reaching altitudes of up to 150 km, while the fourth stage accelerated the payload during its descent. Utilizing all four stages during ascent, Antares had the capability to send a payload of 35 kg to an altitude of 280 km. The first stage featured a SEPR 734-1 Vesuve motor with a diameter of 56 cm and a length of 3.5 m, delivering a tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troposphere (rocket Family)
Troposphere is a Congolese rocket family first developed in 2007 at the private enterprise Développement Tous Azimuts (DTA). The project is managed by Jean-Patrice Keka Ohemba Okese, head of DTA, a graduate of the Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées (ISTA). The program aimed at launching experimental rockets that would not exceed an altitude of 36 km. The launch site is located in an area owned by DTA at Menkao, 120 km East of Kinshasa. The program was financed by DTA at the beginning, but after the success of the Troposphere 2 and 4 rockets the project gained government support. Rockets Troposphere 1 and 3 Troposphere 1, which was planned for launch in April 2007, was canceled due to technical problems. Troposphere 3 scheduled for October 12, 2007 was also a failure. Troposphere 2 The first successful rocket, Troposphere 2 (30.94 kg and 0.19 m in diameter), launched in 2007 and reached an altitude of 1500 m (1.5 km). Troposphere 4 Troposph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-7 (rocket)
The T-7 was China's first sounding rocket. A test rocket, dubbed the T-7M, was first successfully launched on 19 February 1960 in Nanhui, Shanghai, and a full-scale rocket was launched on 13 September 1960. Wang Xiji of the Shanghai Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering was the chief designer. Twenty-four T-7 rockets were launched between 1960 and 1965, and it was retired after a final launch in 1969. Specifications The T-7 was designed to carry a payload of to an altitude of . It had a length of , a launch weight of and a diameter of . History In 1958, China started its satellite program and tasked the Shanghai Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with the development of rockets for satellite launches. Wang Xiji, a professor of the Department of Engineering Mechanics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was appointed the chief engineer in charge of the rocket development, and was appointed deputy director of the institute in charge of the overall pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway ( Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway and the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established by an act of parliament in 1968, and opened in 1972. As of 2024, it is the largest research and educational institution in Northern Norway and the eighth-largest university in Norway. The university's location makes it a natural venue for the development of studies of the region's natural environment, culture, and society. The main focus of the university's activities is on auroral light research, space science, fishery science, biotechnology, linguistics, multicultural societies, Saami culture, telemedicine, epidemiology and a wide spectrum of Arctic research projects. The close vicinity of the Norwegian Polar Institute, the Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, US federal government responsible for the United States's civil list of government space agencies, space program, aeronautics research and outer space, space research. National Aeronautics and Space Act, Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the American space development effort a distinct civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. It has since led most of America's space exploration programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo program missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA supports the International Space Station (ISS) along with the Commercial Crew Program and oversees the development of the Orion (spacecraft), Orion spacecraft and the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
