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Meteor-3 sounding rocket
Part of Meteor sounding rocket
Polish sounding rocket. Development of the Meteor-3 began in 1967. The two stage vehicle consisted of two modified Meteor-1 stages in tandem. It was launched from a 12-m rail launcher and could take the 4.5 kg dart payload to 65 km.

AKA: Meteor-3. Status: Retired 1974. First Launch: 1968-10-01. Last Launch: 1974-06-06. Number: 14 . Payload: 4.50 kg (9.90 lb). Thrust: 14.00 kN (3,147 lbf). Gross mass: 60 kg (132 lb). Height: 4.29 m (14.06 ft). Diameter: 0.12 m (0.39 ft). Span: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Apogee: 65 km (40 mi).

Payload: 4.50 kg (9.90 lb) to a 65 km altitude.

Country: Poland. Launch Vehicles: Meteor-1. Launch Sites: Leba. Agency: Poland Aviation Institute.
1968 October 1 - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1969 October 3 - . 20:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1969 October 3 - . 21:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1969 October 3 - . 22:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1970 August 22 - . 00:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1970 September 2 - . 20:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1970 September 7 - . 20:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1970 September 9 - . 20:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1973 June 14 - . 15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1973 June 15 - . 15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1973 September 16 - . 15:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1973 September 17 - . 15:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1973 September 18 - . 15:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
1974 June 6 - . Launch Site: Leba. LV Family: Meteor sounding rocket. Launch Vehicle: Meteor-3 sounding rocket.
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