Petrel
Credit: via Andreas Parsch
British sounding rocket. Petrel was a larger sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerojet using the same tube-launch technique as Skua. A total of 240 Petrels were launched from 1967-1982 from many sites around the world.
Failures: 6. Success Rate: 97.53%. First Fail Date: 1970-12-02. Last Fail Date: 1982-03-13. Launch data is: complete.
Status: Retired 1982.
Gross mass: 200 kg (440 lb).
Height: 3.30 m (10.80 ft).
Diameter: 0.19 m (0.62 ft).
Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
First Launch: 1967.06.01.
Last Launch: 1982.08.11.
Number: 243 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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Petrel Petrel was a larger sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerojet using the same tube-launch technique as Skua. A total of 240 Petrels were launched from 1967-1982 from many sites around the world. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Bristol Canadian manufacturer of rocket engines and rockets. Bristol Aerospace Limited, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. More...
Bibliography
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McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.
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Parsch, Andreas, DesignationSystems.Net, Web Address when accessed: here.
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Serra, Jean-Jacques, Rockets in Europe, Web Address when accessed: here.
Petrel Chronology
1968 Q1? - .
Launch Site:
South Uist.
Launch Vehicle:
Petrel.
- Test - .
Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi).
1973 - .
Launch Site:
Aberporth.
Launch Vehicle:
Petrel.
LV Configuration: Petrel D.
- Target - .
Nation: UK. Agency: MOD. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
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