The Black Arrow was a British satellite carrier rocket developed during the 1960s and was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971 with the final flight on the 28th of October 1971, being the only successful orbital launch to be conducted by the United Kingdom placing the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit. #needles #blackarrow #abandoned
Black Arrow, was a British satellite carrier rocket. Developed during the 1960s, it was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971, all launched from the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia. 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. Rocket testing was done at this abandoned rocket test centre on the Isle of Wight.
Black Arrow originated from studies by the Royal Aircraft Establishment for carrier rockets based on the Black Knight rocket, with the project being authorised in 1964. It was initially developed by Saunders-Roe, and later Westland Aircraft as the result of a merger. Black Arrow was a three-stage rocket, fuelled by RP-1 paraffin (kerosene) and high-test peroxide, a concentrated form of hydrogen peroxide (85% hydrogen peroxide + 15% water). It was retired after only four launches in favour of using American Scout rockets, which the Ministry of Defence calculated to be cheaper than maintaining the Black Arrow programme
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