Skua 1
Launch vehicle · UK
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British sounding rocket. In the original Skua version, 3 Chick boosters were used. The Bantam second stage burned for 30 seconds to boost the payload to 70 km. The payload deployed a radar-reflective parachute to allow winds aloft to be measured, and readings from a thermometer were radioed to the ground. More than 900 Skua 1's were launched from 11 sites in six countries.
Payload: 5.00 kg (11.00 lb) to a 70 km altitude.
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- Country
- UK
- Launch Sites
- Aberporth, South Uist, Thumba, Kiruna, El Arenosillo, Kourou, Kourou ALFS
- Agency
- Bristol