Fulmar
Sounding rocket. Year: 1976. Family: Gosling. Country: UK.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Heron (107 kN) + 1 x Snipe (16.7 kN).

Bristol Aerojet had developed the INTA-300 design for the government of Spain. It was adapted for a series of high-latitude shots from Andoya. The Fulmar differed from the INTA-300 in having a longer payload fairing.

Manufacturer: Bristol Aerojet. Launches: 6. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 83.33%. First Launch Date: 1976-11-21. Last Launch Date: 1979-03-19. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 137.000 kN (30,798 lbf). Total Mass: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Core Diameter: 0.26 m (0.85 ft). Total Length: 7.47 m (24.50 ft).

Fulmar Chronology

1976 November 21 - 21:14 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. LV Configuration: Fulmar F2.

  • Auroral mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 137 km (85 mi). References: 1592.
1976 December 11 - 02:40 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. LV Configuration: Fulmar F5.
  • Auroral/Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 214 km (132 mi). References: 1592.
1977 October 16 - 22:23 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. LV Configuration: Fulmar F3.
  • Atmospheric mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 247 km (153 mi). References: 1064.
1977 November 17 - 21:34 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. LV Configuration: Fulmar F1.
  • Ionosphere mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 261 km (162 mi). References: 1592.
1977 December 5 - 02:08 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. LV Configuration: Fulmar F4.
  • HLC 2B Auroral mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 255 km (158 mi). References: 1592.
1979 March 19 - 00:34 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Fulmar. LV Configuration: Fulmar F6. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). References: 1592.
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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