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Sounding rocket. Year: 1967. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Switzerland. Sounding rocket using the motor developed for the Micon surface-to-air missile. The Cuckoo was used as a booster on the final two tests. Manufacturer: Oerlikon-Contraves. Launches: 3. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 66.67%. First Launch Date: 1967-10-27. Last Launch Date: 1972-12-13. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 25 kg (55 lb). Apogee: 210 km (130 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 45.000 kN (10,116 lbf). Total Mass: 610 kg (1,340 lb). Core Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Total Length: 5.60 m (18.30 ft).
Model: Zenit C. Year: 1967. Family: Other Suborbital Vehicles. Country: Switzerland. 2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Cuckoo IA + 1 x Zenit Apogee: 190 km (110 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 45.000 kN (10,116 lbf). Total Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Core Diameter: 0.42 m (1.37 ft). Total Length: 5.90 m (19.30 ft).
Zenit Chronology 1967 October 27 - Launch Site: Salto di Quirra. Launch Vehicle: Zenit. - Test mission Nation: Switzerland. Agency: University of Bern. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi). References: 572.
1971 July 30 - Launch Site: Salto di Quirra. Launch Vehicle: Zenit. LV Configuration: Zenit Zenit-Cuckoo. FAILURE: Faulty stage separation, premature nose fairing ejection. - ESRO Z82/1 Meteorites mission Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1106.
1972 December 13 - 14:19 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: Zenit. LV Configuration: Zenit Zenit-Cuckoo. - DLR A-ZC-48 Astrik Ionosphere mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFLVR. Apogee: 144 km (89 mi). References: 785.
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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