Antares
Test vehicle. Year: 1960. Family: Stromboli. Country: France.

Antares was a re-entry vehicle test booster. The first three stages lofted the fourth stage and RV model to 150 km altitude. The fourth stage then fired downward to ram the RV at Mach 7 into the atmosphere. The 4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Vesuve + 1 x Neptune + 1 x Mimosa + 1 x Melanie

Manufacturer: ONERA. Launches: 6. First Launch Date: 1960-11-25. Last Launch Date: 1961-05-13. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 35 kg (77 lb). Apogee: 280 km (170 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 200.000 kN (44,960 lbf). Total Mass: 1,770 kg (3,900 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Total Length: 12.10 m (39.60 ft).

Antares Chronology

1960 November 25 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Antares. LV Configuration: Antares 008.

  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1960 November 30 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Antares. LV Configuration: Antares 009.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1961 March 3 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Antares. LV Configuration: Antares 010.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1961 March 6 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Antares. LV Configuration: Antares 011.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1961 March 7 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: Antares. LV Configuration: Antares 012.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1961 May 13 - Launch Site: Hammaguira. Launch Vehicle: Antares. LV Configuration: Antares 013.
  • Ionosphere mission? Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 280 km (170 mi). References: 572.
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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