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Fulmar
Part of INTA-300
British sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Heron (107 kN) + 1 x Snipe (16.7 kN).
 Status: Retired 1979.  First Launch: 1976-11-21.  Last Launch: 1979-03-19.  Number:  6 . Thrust: 137.00 kN (30,798 lbf). Gross mass: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Height: 7.47 m (24.50 ft). Diameter: 0.26 m (0.85 ft). Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). 
Bristol Aerojet had developed the INTA-300 design for the government of Spain. It was adapted for a series of high-latitude shots from Andoya. The Fulmar differed from the INTA-300 in having a longer payload fairing.
Country: 
UK. 
Launch Sites: 
Andoya. 
Stages: 
Gosling 4, 
Snipe. 
Agency: 
Bristol. 
Bibliography: 
2, 
572. 
1976 November 21 - . 
21:14 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Andoya. 
LV Family: 
INTA-300. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Fulmar. 
- Auroral mission - . 
Nation: UK. 
Agency: SRC. 
Apogee: 137 km (85 mi). 
1976 December 11 - . 
02:40 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Andoya. 
LV Family: 
INTA-300. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Fulmar. 
- Aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission - . 
Nation: UK. 
Agency: SRC. 
Apogee: 214 km (132 mi). 
1977 October 16 - . 
22:23 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Andoya. 
LV Family: 
INTA-300. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Fulmar. 
- Wind / T Atmospheric mission - . 
Nation: UK. 
Agency: SRC. 
Apogee: 247 km (153 mi). 
1977 November 17 - . 
21:34 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Andoya. 
LV Family: 
INTA-300. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Fulmar. 
- Electrons / Ions Ionosphere mission - . 
Nation: UK. 
Agency: SRC. 
Apogee: 261 km (162 mi). 
1977 December 5 - . 
02:08 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Andoya. 
LV Family: 
INTA-300. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Fulmar. 
- HLC 2B Auroral mission - . 
Nation: UK. 
Agency: SRC. 
Apogee: 255 km (158 mi). 
1979 March 19 - . 
00:34 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Andoya. 
LV Family: 
INTA-300. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Fulmar. 
 
FAILURE: Failure. 
- Aeronomy mission - . 
Nation: UK. 
Agency: SRC. 
Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). 
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