INTA-300
The Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial was tasked in 1967 to develop Spain's first sounding rocket. INTA contracted with British Aerojet to provide the necessary technical expertise and designed a rocket built from existing British solid motors. This was followed by versions using Spanish-manufactured versions of British motors. The stop-and-go program extended over nearly 30 years.
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Associated Launch Vehicles
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INTA The Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial was tasked in 1967 to develop Spain's first sounding rocket. INTA contracted with British Aerojet to provide the necessary technical expertise and designed a rocket built from existing British solid motors. This was followed by versions using Spanish-manufactured versions of British motors. The stop-and-go program extended over nearly 30 years. More...
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INTA-255 Spanish sounding rocket. Vehicle consisting of 4 x Chick + 1 x Goose. All motors ignited simultaneously at lift-off, the Chicks burning for 0.2 seconds, while the Goose continued for 17 seconds. More...
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INTA-300 Spanish sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Heron + 1 x Snipe More...
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INTA-300B Spanish sounding rocket. Later version for heavier payloads fired in 1993-1994. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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El Arenosillo Spanish sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 335 launches from 1966 to 1994, reaching up to 700 kilometers altitude. More...
INTA Chronology
1969 July 19 - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-255.
LV Configuration: INTA-255 1.
- Booster test - .
Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
1969 December 20 - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-255.
LV Configuration: INTA-255 2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 73 km (45 mi).
1970 December 22 - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-255.
LV Configuration: INTA-255 3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 132 km (82 mi).
1974 October 9 - .
04:49 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-300.
LV Configuration: INTA-300 F-74001.
- Test mission - .
Nation: Germany. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 254 km (157 mi). Summary: Failed to reach expected altitude..
1975 October 21 - .
11:42 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-300.
LV Configuration: INTA-300 F-75001.
- Aeronomy / test - .
Nation: Germany. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 240 km (140 mi). Summary: Failed to reach expected altitude..
1978 June 28 - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-300.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1981 February 18 - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-300.
- Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 285 km (177 mi). Summary: First completely successful launch..
1993 October 21 - .
01:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-300B.
LV Configuration: INTA-300B IAA.
- FEIROX / FEIROH Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 154 km (95 mi).
1994 April 16 - .
01:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
INTA.
Launch Vehicle:
INTA-300B.
LV Configuration: INTA-300B IAA.
- O2-INTA300 Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: Spain. Agency: INTA. Apogee: 156 km (96 mi).
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