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Aeolus
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Test vehicle. Year: 1958. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Australia. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Aeolus Booster + 1 x Mayfly Manufacturer: WRE. Launches: 7. First Launch Date: 1958-12-04. Last Launch Date: 1961-01-01. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 80.000 kN (17,984 lbf). Total Mass: 600 kg (1,320 lb). Core Diameter: 0.41 m (1.34 ft). Total Length: 6.60 m (21.60 ft).
Aeolus Chronology 1958 December 4 - 01:13 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Aeolus. - AL1 Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 78 km (48 mi). References: 1119.
1959? - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Aeolus. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). References: 378.
1960? - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Aeolus. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). References: 378.
1960? - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Aeolus. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). References: 378.
1960 March 23 - 11:20 GMT - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Aeolus. - AL5 Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). References: 1592.
1961? - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Aeolus. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). References: 378.
1961? - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Aeolus. - Aeronomy mission Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi). References: 378.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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