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Test vehicle. Year: 1959. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: UK. Single stage vehicle consisting of a Rook solid rocket motor. Used initially for supersonic tests of aircraft models. The Rook motor was 0.43 m in diameter and 5.28 m long. It contained a case-bonded charge of 846 kg of non-aluminized plastic propellant giving a total impulse of 1760 kN-seconds in 5.6 seconds; with a maximum thrust of 323 kN and a specific impulse of 213 seconds. The motor was capable of withstanding the 40g acceleration it provided during firing. It was employed as the first propulsion stage of the Leopard and Jaguar (Jabiru) supersonic test vehicles, and by itself in single-stage test applications. Manufacturer: RAE. Launches: 25. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 92.00%. First Launch Date: 1959-06-29. Last Launch Date: 1972-06-22. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Total Mass: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb). Core Diameter: 0.44 m (1.44 ft). Total Length: 5.00 m (16.40 ft).
Rook Chronology 1959 June 29 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. References: 572.
1959 July 7 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. References: 572.
1960? - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2?. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook R1J. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.
1960 July 14 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook R1H. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.
1960 November 17 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook R1I. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 572.
1961 April 26 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook R1K. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1961 August 24 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook Ra23. - Ranger 23 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1961 August 24 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. - Ranger Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1962 January 19 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook Ra26. - Ranger 26 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1962 Sep - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook Bo1. - Bonorong 1 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1964 December 10 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook Ra28. - Ranger 28 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1965 May 12 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ly4. - Lynx 4 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1965 July 23 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook Ra30. - Ranger 30 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1967 May - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 30 km (18 mi). References: 1162.
1967 July 11 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ly6. - Lynx 6 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1967 Aug - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ob1. - Oberon 1 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1967 September 7 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook Ra32. - Ranger 32 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1968 Oct - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ob2. - Oberon 2 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1969 July 3 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ly5. - Lynx 5 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1969 November 26 - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ob3. - Oberon 3 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1970 February 5 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ly8. - Lynx 8 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1971 June 22 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ori23. - Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1971 Jul - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Complex: LA2. Launch Pad: LA2 HRV. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA F1. - FFARV Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1971 July 3 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. Model: Rook IIIA. LV Configuration: Rook IIIA Ly7. - Lynx 7 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
1972 June 22 - Launch Site: Aberporth. Launch Vehicle: Rook. LV Configuration: Rook Ba5. - Badger 5 Test mission Nation: UK. Agency: RAE. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1162.
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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