Skylark 4 AC
Launch vehicle · UK
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British sounding rocket.
2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Goldfinch + 1 x Raven 8.
Related
- Country
- UK
- Launch Sites
- Kiruna, El Arenosillo, Kiruna S
- Stages
- Goldfinch IIA, Raven 8
- Agency
- British Aerospace
Chronology
5 events
1973 August 4
08:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: Kiruna S. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 4 AC. FAILURE: Failure.1973 October 6
03:31 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 4 AC.- DLR H-GR-56 Optical astronomy / ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 260 km (160 mi).
1973 November 27
01:51 GMT - . Launch Site: El Arenosillo. LV Family: Skylark. Launch Vehicle: Skylark 4 AC.- DLR H-GR-55 Optical astronomy / ultraviolet astronomy mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 246 km (152 mi).