Prospero
Black Arrow
Royal Aircraft Establishment
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.
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.
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.