Sounding rocket. Country: Australia. Status: Retired 1976. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Gosling + 1 x Dorado
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: 2. Success Rate: 100.00%. First Launch Date: 1975-12-04. Last Launch Date: 1976-04-29. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 0 N ( lbf). Total Mass: 400 kg (880 lb). Core Diameter: 0.26 m (0.85 ft). Total Length: 6.00 m (19.60 ft).
- Stage1: 1 x Cockatoo-1. Gross Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Motor: 1 x Gosling. Thrust (vac): 152.000 kN (34,170 lbf). Burn time: 2.50 sec. Length: 3.30 m (10.80 ft). Diameter: 0.26 m (0.85 ft). Propellants: Solid.
- Stage2: 1 x Dorado. Gross Mass: 100 kg (220 lb). Motor: 1 x Lupus. Length: 1.70 m (5.50 ft). Diameter: 0.12 m (0.39 ft). Propellants: Solid.
Corella Chronology
1975 December 4 - 13:52 GMT - Woomera LA2. Corella C1002 Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 220 km (130 mi).
1976 April 29 - Woomera LA2. Aeronomy mission Agency: WRE. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
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