Petrel 1
Launch vehicle · UK
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British sounding rocket. Petrel was a larger sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerojet using the same launch technique as Skua. Three Chick rockets blasted the upper stage and payload out of a 10-m long launch tube. The 4.5 kN Lapwing second stage burned for 30 seconds. A unique aspect was that the Chick boosters could be recovered and reloaded with propellant.
Payload: 18 kg (39 lb) to a 140 km altitude.
Related
- Country
- UK
- Launch Sites
- Sonmiani, Andoya, South Uist, Thumba, Kiruna, El Arenosillo, Sonde Stromfjord
- Agency
- Bristol