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Prospero

Black Arrow

Royal Aircraft Establishment

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Prospero

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

British scientific satellite used to demonstrate technologies needed for communication satellites.

Location

Launch Area 5B

RAAF Woomera Range Complex

Launch Area 5B has witnessed the launch of 2 rockets, including 2 orbital launch attempts. While RAAF Woomera Range Complex, has been the site for 6 rocket launches.

The RAAF Woomera Range Complex (WRC) is a major Australian military and civil aerospace facility and operation located in South Australia, approximately 450 km (280 mi) north-west of Adelaide. The WRC is operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a Service of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The complex has a land area of 122,188 km2 (47,177 sq mi) or roughly the size of North Korea or Pennsylvania. The airspace above the area is restricted and controlled by the RAAF for safety and security. The WRC is a highly specialised ADF test and evaluation capability operated by the RAAF for the purposes of testing defence materiel.

Rocket

Royal Aircraft Establishment Black Arrow

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.

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Agency

Royal Aircraft Establishment

The 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.

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