Black Arrow
In-activeRoyal Aircraft Establishment ()
June 27, 1969
Description
Black Arrow was a British satellite carrier rocket. Developed during the 1960s, it was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971. Its final flight was the first and only successful orbital launch to be conducted by the United Kingdom, and placed the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
13.0 m -
Diameter
2.0 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.0 m -
Launch Mass
18.0 T -
Thrust
256.0 kN
Family
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Name
Black Arrow -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Black Arrow
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
135.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Royal Aircraft Establishment
Government
None
1904The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.
Flight Record
No spaceflights found for .
Long March 2D
4 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOfficially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probably 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO commu…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-41
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Atlas V 551
Amazon Leo (LA-07)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-53
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 7A
TJSW-24
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
