Daniel (OPD-220-ADX) is the designation for a

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experimental

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, a precursor to the Israeli Jericho ballistic missile.

Description

It consisted of 3 stages (first stage: SPRAN-50, second stage:

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, third stage:

Mélanie Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark". The Daniel reached a maximum height of 130 km and had a takeoff weight of 1000 kg, a diameter of 0.40 m and a length of 8.40 m

Launches

Daniel was launched three times between 1959 and 1961 by

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from Centre d'Essais et de Recherches d'Engins Speciaux - Ile de Levant.

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Description

Launches

See also

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