OPd-56-39-22D
Test vehicle. Year: 1959. Family: Stromboli. Country: France.

4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Vesuve + 1 x Neptune + 1 x Mimosa + 1 x Melanie

Manufacturer: ONERA. Launches: 7. First Launch Date: 1959-05-02. Last Launch Date: 1960-09-30. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 280 km (170 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 200.000 kN (44,960 lbf). Total Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Total Length: 12.20 m (40.00 ft).



OPd-56-39-22D Chronology

1959 May 2 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: OPd-56-39-22D. LV Configuration: OPd-56-39-22D 001.

  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1959 October 22 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: OPd-56-39-22D. LV Configuration: OPd-56-39-22D 002.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1959 December 15 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: OPd-56-39-22D. LV Configuration: OPd-56-39-22D 003.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1960 May 2 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: OPd-56-39-22D. LV Configuration: OPd-56-39-22D 004.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1960 May 5 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: OPd-56-39-22D. LV Configuration: OPd-56-39-22D 005.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1960 September 26 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: OPd-56-39-22D. LV Configuration: OPd-56-39-22D 006.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1960 September 30 - Launch Site: Ile du Levant. Launch Vehicle: OPd-56-39-22D. LV Configuration: OPd-56-39-22D 007.
  • Re-entry Vehicle Test mission Nation: France. Agency: ONERA. Apogee: 150 km (90 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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