Sounding rocket. Country: Australia. Status: Retired 1972. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Gosling IV + 1 x Vela
Four Gosling motors with canted nozzles were used as boosters for the British Thunderbird ramjet surface-to-air missile. 664 Gosling IV motors were supplied for the Thunderbird, Bloodhound, and Seaslug Mark II missiles.
For sounding rocket applications, motors were supplied with in-line nozzles. The Gosling IV had an a all up mass of 256 kg, was 3.00 m long, and 0.254 m in diameter. It produced an average thrust of 124 kN over its 3.15 second burn time.
Manufacturer: WRE. Launches: 9. Failures: 5. Success Rate: 44.44%. First Launch Date: 1964-07-01. Last Launch Date: 1972-01-01. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 0 N ( lbf). Total Mass: 400 kg (880 lb). Core Diameter: 0.26 m (0.85 ft). Total Length: 6.40 m (20.90 ft).
- Stage1: 1 x Jabiru-3. Gross Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Motor: 1 x Gosling. Thrust (vac): 140.000 kN (31,470 lbf). Burn time: 3.00 sec. Length: 3.50 m (11.40 ft). Diameter: 0.26 m (0.85 ft). Propellants: Solid.
- Stage2: 1 x Aero High-2. Gross Mass: 118 kg (260 lb). Motor: 1 x Vela. Length: 1.70 m (5.50 ft). Diameter: 0.21 m (0.68 ft). Propellants: Solid.
Aero High Chronology
1964 Q3 - Woomera LA2. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1964 Q3 - Woomera LA2. FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1968 - Woomera LA2. FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1968 November 28 - 18:51 GMT - Woomera LA2. Aero High AH1007 Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1968 December 12 - 18:47 GMT - Woomera LA2. Aero High AH1005/3 Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1970 - Woomera LA2. FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1971 March 3 - Woomera LA2. Aero High AH5 Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 178 km (110 mi).
1971 March 3 - Woomera LA2. Aero High AH4 Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 178 km (110 mi).
1972 - Woomera LA2. FAILURE: Failure. Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
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