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Fulmar
Part of INTA-300
British sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Heron (107 kN) + 1 x Snipe (16.7 kN).
Status: Retired 1979. First Launch: 1976-11-21. Last Launch: 1979-03-19. Number: 6 . Thrust: 137.00 kN (30,798 lbf). Gross mass: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Height: 7.47 m (24.50 ft). Diameter: 0.26 m (0.85 ft). Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
Bristol Aerojet had developed the INTA-300 design for the government of Spain. It was adapted for a series of high-latitude shots from Andoya. The Fulmar differed from the INTA-300 in having a longer payload fairing.
Country:
UK.
Launch Sites:
Andoya.
Stages:
Gosling 4,
Snipe.
Agency:
Bristol.
Bibliography:
2,
572.
1976 November 21 - .
21:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
INTA-300.
Launch Vehicle:
Fulmar.
- Auroral mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: SRC.
Apogee: 137 km (85 mi).
1976 December 11 - .
02:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
INTA-300.
Launch Vehicle:
Fulmar.
- Aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: SRC.
Apogee: 214 km (132 mi).
1977 October 16 - .
22:23 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
INTA-300.
Launch Vehicle:
Fulmar.
- Wind / T Atmospheric mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: SRC.
Apogee: 247 km (153 mi).
1977 November 17 - .
21:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
INTA-300.
Launch Vehicle:
Fulmar.
- Electrons / Ions Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: SRC.
Apogee: 261 km (162 mi).
1977 December 5 - .
02:08 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
INTA-300.
Launch Vehicle:
Fulmar.
- HLC 2B Auroral mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: SRC.
Apogee: 255 km (158 mi).
1979 March 19 - .
00:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Andoya.
LV Family:
INTA-300.
Launch Vehicle:
Fulmar.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: SRC.
Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).
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