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El Arenosillo
El Arenosillo Test Centre (CEDEA) is the name of a rocket launch site for suborbital rockets managed by INTA, located near Mazagón in Spain. It is located in the province of Huelva, Andalucía, in the southwest coast of Spain (37.1° N, 6.7° W). CEDEA is adjacent to the Center of Excellence for Unmanned Systems (CEUS). El Arenosillo is also the location of an autonomous astronomical observatory of the BOOTES networ with two domes and three telescopes. Equipment Among the main facilities that INTA has at CEDEA are (updated 2009): * Two automatic telemetry systems (fixed and mobile) in S and L bands * HF, UHF and VHF communications systems * Airborne and maritime surveillance radars, NORTHCONTROL * Mobile path radar, Vitro Corporation, VITRO RIR 778X, 250 Kw * Radar path, TRACOR RIR 779C, 1 Mw * 1Mw Vitro Corporation, VITRO RIR 778C mobile path radar with destruction command * Three autonomous mobile optronic stations, MSP 2000, equipped with IR, TV, cinema and radar sensors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratos II+ At Apogee
Stratos may refer to: People As surname *Andreas Stratos (1905–1981), Greek politician and historian *Demetrio Stratos (1945–1979), Italian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and music researcher *Nikolaos Stratos (1872–1922), Greek politician and Prime Minister As given name ''Stratos'' (Greek: Στράτος) is a diminutive form of the Greek given name Eustratius: * Stratos Apostolakis (born 1964), Greek footballer *Stratos Dionysiou (1935–1990), Greek singer *Stratos Perperoglou (born 1984), Greek basketball player * Stratos Tzortzoglou (born 1965), Greek actor Businesses and brands * Stratos Boats, a boat manufacturer * Stratos Global Corporation, a telecommunications company * Triangle Stratos, a New Zealand television network * Stratos, a chocolate bar brand by Nidar Cities * Stratos (Achaea), a city of ancient Achaea * Stratos, Greece, an ancient city in Acarnania and modern municipality Entertainment * ''Stratos'' (film), a 2014 Greek film * Fictional charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skua (rocket)
Skua is the designation of a British sounding rocket which was launched between 1959 and 1981 in 4 versions over 300 times. The Skua was developed by Bristol Aerojet Aerojet was an American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Rancho Cordova, California, with divisions in Redmond, Washington, Orange and Gainesville in Virginia, and Camden, Arkansas. Aerojet was owned by GenCorp. ... and RPE Wescott. It consisted of a starting stage made up of several Chick rockets that burned for 0.2 seconds. They propelled the rocket 20 metres over the 5-metre-long launch tube. After that, the Bantam main stage ignited. The fastest jetstream velocity ever measured (656 km/h or 408 mph) was recorded by instruments onboard a Skua rocket above South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland at an altitude of 47,000 m (154,200 ft), on the 13th December 1967.https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/77427-strongest-jetstream Skua 1 *starting stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmic Research
''Cosmic Research'' (Russian: ''Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya'') is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1963. It is published by MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica and published online by Springer Science+Business Media. The editor-in-chief is Anatoli A. Petrukovich ( Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia). The journal is a continuation of the Soviet-Russian publication ''Artificial Earth Satellites'' (), in existence between 1960–1964. Scope The journal covers research in space science and related space technologies. Subject coverage includes cosmic physics, astronautics in geophysics, and astronautics in general. Abstracting and indexing This journal is abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, Academic OneFile, Academic Search, Astrophysics Data System, Chemical Abstracts Service, INIS Atomindex, Inspec, and Scopus. According to the ''Journal Cita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miura 5
Miura 5 is a two-stage European orbital recoverable launch vehicle of the Spanish company PLD Space currently under development. Miura 5 will be 24.9 m long, capable of inserting 900 kg of payload into a low Earth orbit (LEO), featuring an optional kick stage that can circularize the orbits of satellites. All stages are planned to be liquid-propelled. The launch vehicle was previously called ''Arion 2'' but in 2018 PLD Space changed its name. Design The two stages (expandable to 3) of the Miura 5 are planned to use liquid fuel and are designed to reuse most of the technology developed for Miura 1, being the new engine and propellant tanks. The first stage is planned to be reusable through the combined use of its engines and parachutes for retrieval. The Miura 5 will use a TEPREL-C turbopump engine, unlike previous versions which use a pressurized tank cycle. A lift capacity of 150 kilograms was originally envisioned, but in 2018 lift capacity was doubled after a 10-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INTA-100
The INTA-100 vehicle was a small 2-stage meteorological sounding rocket designed and developed between the 1980s and the 1990s by the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA). The final design was entirely produced in Spain to be used by the Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INM now part of the AEMET) in conducting experiments on the atmosphere. Body The rocket was a small cylindrical rod 4 meters in length and 10 cm of diameter and a total weight of 70 kg. It was divided into two sections: 1st stage (codename INTA S-12) and the 2nd stage (codename ''Urbión'' in reference to the Iberian peaks of the same name) each with its own stabilizing fins. This configuration allowed up to 6 kg of payload with a flight apoapsis of 115 km. Development The INTA 100 sounding rocket project was initiated in 1980. With help from the British company Bristol Aerojet, the first launch took place in June 1984, with six additional launches performed by 1986. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INTA-300
The INTA-300, also known as the "Flamenco", was a two-stage Spanish sounding rocket. It consisted of a launch stage from the type Heron and an upper stage of the type Snipe. The INTA-300 was launched six times between 1974 and 1994. Based on a British Aerojet's model INTA-255 model of rocket, the INTA-300 is capable of reaching altitudes of 300 km (186 mi) alone and to 50 km (31 mi) with its maximum payload weight with a thrust of 138.00 kN. The intent of the INTA-300 was to be able to lift a payload of 50 kg to the full 300 km which, with the help of the Bristol Aerojet, the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial was able to make a powerful enough prototype of the INTA-300 in 1981 after three unsuccessful launches. But by the time of the fourth model's construction, funding had been cut. When funds became available again in the 1990s, the fourth model of the INTA-300 was modified into a more efficient model dubbed the INTA-300B, capable of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Brant (rocket)
The Black Brant is a family of Canadian-designed sounding rockets originally built by Bristol Aerospace, since absorbed by Magellan Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Over 800 Black Brants of various versions have been launched since they were first produced in 1961, and the type remains one of the most popular sounding rockets. They have been repeatedly used by the Canadian Space Agency and NASA. History Black Brant was the result of research at Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment (CARDE) during the 1950s into the nature of the upper part of the atmosphere as part of ongoing research into anti-ballistic missile systems and very-long-range communication. In 1957 CARDE contracted Bristol to produce a simple rocket fuselage, called the Propulsion Test Vehicle, for studies into high-power solid fuels. The resulting design, by Albert Fia, was quite heavy, as it was designed to be able to accommodate a wide variety of engine burning times, propellant loadings and la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skylark (rocket)
Skylark was a family of British sounding rockets. It was operational between 1957 and 2005. Development of the Skylark begun during the early 1950s at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), which approached the Royal Society with an offer for it to carry scientific experiments. During early 1955, the British government agreed to provide £100,000 to support the programme's operations for four years. Development of the Skylark, initially known as the ''CTV.5 Series 3'', was pursued at a rapid pace, with hopes that initial launches could take place during the latter half of 1956. On 7 April 1956, the existence of the Skylark rocket was publicly revealed under the early name of ''Gassiot vehicle''. Launch facilities were established at the existing Woomera missile range in Australia; the Skylarks were produced in Britain and flown to Australia for final assembly, testing, and launching. The Skylark was first launched on 13 February 1957; the first scientific mission occurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INTA-255
The INTA-255 was a Spanish sounding rocket. The INTA-255 was launched with 4 Chick rockets, which start with 0.2 seconds long burned. The INTA-255 was started three times 1969/70. The ceiling of the INTA-255 amounted to 150 km, the takeoff thrust 42.00 kN, the star mass 340 kg, the diameter 0.26 m and the length of 6,03 m. See also *INTA-300
The INTA-300, also known as the "Flamenco", was a two-stage Spanish sounding rocket. It consisted of a launch stage from the type Heron and an upper stage of the type Snipe. The INTA-300 was launched six times between 1974 and 1994. Based on a B ...
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Miura 1
Miura 1 (previously called Arion 1) is a suborbital recoverable launch vehicle developed by the Spanish company PLD Space. It is planned to be the first recoverable launch vehicle in Europe. The first launch is currently scheduled for the 15 January 2023. Design Miura 1 was originally proposed as a two-stage rocket capable of achieving suborbital flight. It was originally planned to be 12 m long, with a capacity of 250 kg (551 lb). The engines were to use liquid oxygen and kerosene as propellants. In its final design, Miura 1 is a 12.7 m long 0.7 m diameter one-stage rocket, propelled by one TEPREL-B engine. The vehicle can fly a payload of up to 200 kg on a suborbital trajectory. The propulsion system is equipped with actuators to tilt the engine for an active thrust vector control. In its first mission it will carry 100 kg of payload to an apogee of 153 km. Additionally, Miura 1 is equipped with a recovery system using its engines and parachutes that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PLD Space
Payload Aerospace S.L. (PLD Space) is a Spanish company developing two partially-reusable launch vehicles called Miura 1 and Miura 5. Miura 1 is designed as a sounding rocket for sub-orbital flights to perform research or technology development in microgravity environment and/or in the upper atmosphere. Furthermore, Miura 1 is also serving as the technological demonstrator of the orbital launcher Miura 5. Miura 5 will provide orbital launch capabilities for small payloads such as CubeSats, that need a flexible and dedicated launch vehicle and therefore can not fly with traditional launch vehicles. It is being designed to deliver a total payload mass up to into low Earth orbit. Recovery of the first stage would be by the use of parachutes and splashdown for re-use. History PLD Space was founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres, Raúl Verdú and José E. Martínez in Elche, Spain, and as of 2019 it employs 70 people. In August 2017 the company headquarter moved to new facilities in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
