The United Kingdom's only launch vehicle to successfully reach orbit, carrying the Prospero satellite in October 1971. The government had already cancelled the program on cost grounds before that final, successful flight, making Britain the only nation to date to develop an orbital launch capability and then abandon it.
Facts
Vehicle ClassLight-lift expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerWestland Aircraft / British Aircraft Corporation 2 First Flight DateDate of its sole successful orbital flight, carrying Prospero; earlier development flights from 1969 had mixed results. StatusRetired; the program was cancelled before its final, successful flight even launched. 2 Classification
Vehicle ClassExpendable Launch Vehicle 1 Status
Status (category) Connections
Associated With
Has Vehicle Class
In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/b/blackarrow.htmlQuote, http://astronautix.com/b/blackarrow.html
Britain's only indigenous launch vehicle. Following cancellation of the project in July 1971, one final launch was permitted, which successfully placed the Prospero satellite in orbit.
Wikipedia: Black Arrow
Wikimedia FoundationBlack Arrow, Wikipedia - lead section, vehicle kind (expendable)
Black Arrow, officially capitalised BLACK ARROW, was a British liquid-fuelled three-stage expendable launch system.
- In Group: British Launch Vehicles
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.