Petrel (rocket)
The
Petrel was a
British sounding rocket. The Petrel 1 was launched, like the
Skua 1, with 3
Chick booster rockets. The Petrel 1 was 3.34 m long, had a diameter of 19 cm and reached a maximum altitude of 140 kilometers. The Petrel was first flown on
June 8,
1967 in
South Uist. In
1977 an improved version (the Petrel 2) with a maximum height of 175 kilometers was used for the first time.
Petrel 1
*
payload: 18 kg
*maximum
altitude: 140 km
*launch
thrust: 20 kN
*launch
weight: 130 kg
*diameter: 0.19 m
*length: 3.34 m
Petrel 2
*payload: 18 kg
*maximum altitude: 175 km
*takeoff thrust: 27 kN
*takeoff weight: 160 kg
*diameter: 0.19 m
*length: 3.70 m
*http://www.univ-perp.fr/fuseurop/skupe_e.htm
*http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/petrel.htm
