Antares Test Vehicle
Launch vehicle · France
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French test vehicle. Antares was a re-entry vehicle test booster. The first three stages lofted the fourth stage and RV model to 150 km altitude. The fourth stage then fired downward to ram the RV at Mach 7 into the atmosphere.
4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Vesuve + 1 x Neptune + 1 x Mimosa + 1 x Melanie.
Payload: 35 kg (77 lb) to a 280 km altitude.
Related
- Family
- test vehicle
- Country
- France
- Launch Sites
- Hammaguira, Ile du Levant
- Stages
- Neptune engine, SEPR 685-4, Melanie, SEPR 734-1
- Agency
- ONERA