INTA-255
Template:Infobox rocketThe INTA-255 was a Spanish sounding rocket developed by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
It was based on existing british solid rocket motors: four Chick rockets as a booster stage and a single Goose-2 as stage 1.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> All the engines were fired at launch, with the Chicks burning for 0.2 seconds and the Goose-2 continuing for 17 seconds.<ref name=":5" />
The apogee of INTA-255 was 150 km for a 5 kg payload, the takeoff thrust 42.00 kN, the gross mass 340 kg, the diameter 0.26 m and the length to 6.03 m.<ref name=":5">INTA rockets data at Encyclopedia Astronautica Template:Webarchive</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
LaunchesEdit
The INTA-255 was launched by INTA three times from El Arenosillo, between 1969 and 1970.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />
| Date | Mission type | Apogee |
|---|---|---|
| July 19, 1969 | Booster test | 1 km |
| December 20, 1969 | Test mission | 73 km |
| December 22, 1969 | Test mission | 132 km |