Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Black Arrow | Prospero’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Oct. 28, 1971, 4:09 a.m.
Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Prospero (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Royal Aircraft Establishment |
Rocket |
Black Arrow |
Location |
RAAF Woomera Range Complex |
Pad |
Launch Area 5B |
Type |
Test Flight |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Black Arrow | Prospero’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Black Arrow | Prospero’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#1269
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Location Launch
#6
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#2
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Orbital Launch
#102
Year 1971
Location Launch
#1
Year 1971
Pad Launch
#1
Year 1971
Agency Launch
#1
Year 1971
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On the 50th anniversary of Black Arrow, British space industry is on the verge of a return
Fifty years ago, a small rocket lifted off from the Australian Outback on a mission of contradictions. While the launch of Black Arrow R3 with the Prospero satellite aboard would be Britain’s first successful satellite launch, it also marked the end of th...
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