Mélanie is a French solid
rocket
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motor, 16 cm in diameter, initially used as first stage of the
Monica rocket.
There are two versions, Mélanie and ''"2Mélanie"'' (exact name unknown) :
The first version was used on Monica I, II and IVA; while the improved ''"2Melanie"'', with twice the propellant, was used on Monica III, IVB and V.
Melanie was later used in several ATEF and
ONERA
The Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales ( English: National office for aerospace studies and research) or ONERA, dubbed ''The French Aerospace Lab'' in English, is the French national aerospace research center. Originally f ...
rockets.
In the ONERA rockets, such as
Daniel,
and Berenice,
Melanie was placed inside a 22 cm diameter cylindrical housing. This version delivered a total impulse of 48 kN.s with about 22 kilograms of propellant.
See also
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Bèrènice
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Antarès (OPd-56-39-22D)
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Veronique (rocket)
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French space program
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References
Rockets and missiles
Sounding rockets of France
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