Encyclopedia Astronautica
Great Mercury Island

---

Open field site on Great Mercury Island off the Coromandel Coast of New Zealand used for launches of the commercial Atea sounding rocket.

More... - Chronology...

---

---

---

See also

• Atea Family of launch vehicles. More...

---

Associated Launch Vehicles

• Atea-1 New Zealander sounding rocket. Single-stage New Zealand hybrid sounding rocket. More...

• Atea-2 New Zealander sounding rocket. Two-stage increased-diameter New Zealand hybrid sounding rocket.Payload: 25 kg (55 lb) to a 250 km altitude. More...

---

Great Mercury Island Chronology

---

2009 November 30 - . 01:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Great Mercury Island. LV Family: Atea. Launch Vehicle: Atea-1.

• Manu Karere - . Nation: New Zealand. Agency: Rocket Lab. Summary: Test vehicle.

---

Home - Browse - Contact
© / Conditions for Use

---