Tibère (rocket)
Tibère was a French atmospheric reentry test rocket developed by ONERA, O.N.E.R.A. (''Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales''). It evolved from its predecessor, Bérénice (rocket), Bèrènice, with development initiated in 1965 to support the ''ELECTRE'' reentry experiment program. Tibère, standing at a height of 14.5 m and weighing 4.5 tons, operated as a three-stage rocket. Description The first stage comprised a SEPR-739-2 ''Stromboli'', that, similar to Bèrènice and Titus, was encircled by four SEPR-P167 stabilization rockets. This was followed by another SEPR-739-2 ''Stromboli'' for the second stage, and the third stage housed a P.064 inherited from Diamant, Diamant A. The firing of the initial two stages during ascent propelled the upper composite (3rd stage + payload) to reach an altitude of 150 km. The ''Cassiopée'' attitude control system precisely oriented the composite before the P.064 motor accelerated it to high speed during descent ...
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