Kumulus is the name of a

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of the " Hermann-Oberth-Gesellschaft e.V.". The first Kumulus rocket was launched on December 20, 1960, near

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. A Kumulus rocket is on display at the Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum in

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Technical data

* Diameter: 15 cm * Length: 3 m * Thrust: 5 kN * Maximum height: 20 km * Payload: 5 kg (for 20 km altitude) * Launch mass: 60 kg * Mass without fuel and payload: 28 kg {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumulus (Rocket) Rockets and missiles