Fulmar (rocket)
The Fulmar was a two-stage British sounding rocket.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was related to the Spanish INTA-300.<ref name=":0" />
The Fulmar, developed by Bristol Aerojet, consisted of a Heron starting stage with 107 kN thrust and a Snipe upper stage with 16.7 kN thrust.<ref name=":0" /> The Fulmar had a diameter of 26 centimetres and a length of 7.47 metres.<ref name=":0" /> It weighed 500 kilograms at launch and could reach a height of 250 kilometres.<ref name=":0" />
LaunchesEdit
The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at Andøya in Norway; the last launch, on 19 March 1979, failed.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
| Date | Site | Vehicle | Apogee (km) | Mission | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 November 21 | Andøya | F2 | 137 | auroral mission | Template:Success |
| 1976 December 11 | Andøya | F5 | 214 | aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission | Template:Success |
| 1977 October 16 | Andøya | F3 | 247 | "Wind / T" atmospheric mission | Template:Success |
| 1977 November 17 | Andøya | F1 | 261 | "Electrons / Ions" ionosphere mission | Template:Success |
| 1977 December 5 | Andøya | F4 | 255 | "HLC 2B" auroral mission | Template:Success |
| 1979 March 19 | Andøya | F6 | 15 | aeronomy mission | Template:Failure |