Forschungsflugkorper
Sounding rocket. Year: 1972. Country: Germany.

Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x FFK

Manufacturer: ERNO. Launches: 3. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 33.33%. First Launch Date: 1972-10-10. Last Launch Date: 1974-05-07. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Total Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Core Diameter: 0.25 m (0.82 ft). Total Length: 4.00 m (13.10 ft).



Forschungsflugkorper Chronology

1972 October 10 - 14:00 GMT - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Vehicle: Forschungsflugkorper. LV Configuration: Forschungsflugkorper 1. FAILURE: Failure.

  • DLR C-FFK-45 Test mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. References: 1582.
1972 October 24 - 15:00 GMT - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Vehicle: Forschungsflugkorper. LV Configuration: Forschungsflugkorper 2. FAILURE: Failure.
  • DLR C-FFK-46 Test mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. References: 1582.
1974 May 7 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Vehicle: Forschungsflugkorper. LV Configuration: Forschungsflugkorper 3.
  • DLR C-FFK-47 Test mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). References: 1582.

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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