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Sounding rocket. Country: Germany. Status: Retired 1974.

Single stage vehicle.

Manufacturer: Bremen. Launches: 3. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 33.33%. First Launch Date: 1972-10-10. Last Launch Date: 1974-05-07. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 0 N ( lbf). Total Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Core Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft). Total Length: 4.00 m (13.10 ft).


Forschungsflugkorper Chronology

1972 October 10 - 14:00 GMT - Biscarosse -. Forschungsflugkorper 1 FAILURE: Failure. DLR C-FFK-45 test Agency: DLR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1972 October 24 - 15:00 GMT - Biscarosse -. Forschungsflugkorper 2 FAILURE: Failure. DLR C-FFK-46 test Agency: DLR. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1974 May 7 - 13:00 GMT - Biscarosse -. Forschungsflugkorper 3 DLR C-FFK-47 test Agency: DLR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).


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