Solid rocket stage. Mass 40 kg (88 lb).
AKA: Skua.
Status: Retired 1981.
Gross mass: 40 kg (88 lb).
Unfuelled mass: 10 kg (22 lb).
Height: 2.40 m (7.80 ft).
Diameter: 0.13 m (0.42 ft).
Burn time: 30 s.
Number: 166 .
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Skua 2 Skua 2 was used 4 Chick boosters and a lengthened Bantam motor to take more complex 5 kg scientific payloads to 100 km altitude. More than fifty Skua 2's were fired between 1967 and 1972 as part of the British national space program. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Bristol Canadian manufacturer of rocket engines and rockets. Bristol Aerospace Limited, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. More...
Associated Propellants
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Solid Solid propellants have the fuel and oxidiser embedded in a rubbery matrix. They were developed to a high degree of perfection in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's. In Russia, development was slower, due to a lack of technical leadership in the area and rail handling problems. Solid propellants have the fuel and oxidiser embedded in a rubbery matrix. They were developed to a high degree of perfection in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's. In Russia, development was slower, due to a lack of technical leadership in the area and rail handling problems. More...
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