Fulmar (rocket)

The Fulmar was a two-stage British sounding rocket.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was related to the Spanish INTA-300.^[2]

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.^[2] The Fulmar had a diameter of 26 centimetres and a length of 7.47 metres.^[2] It weighed 500 kilograms at launch and could reach a height of 250 kilometres.^[2]

Launches

The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at Andøya in Norway; the last launch, on 19 March 1979, failed.^[1]^[2]

Date	Site	Vehicle	Apogee (km)	Mission	Result
1976 November 21	Andøya	F2	137	auroral mission	Success
1976 December 11	Andøya	F5	214	aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission	Success
1977 October 16	Andøya	F3	247	"Wind / T" atmospheric mission	Success
1977 November 17	Andøya	F1	261	"Electrons / Ions" ionosphere mission	Success
1977 December 5	Andøya	F4	255	"HLC 2B" auroral mission	Success
1979 March 19	Andøya	F6	15	aeronomy mission	Failure

References

^ ^a ^b Krebs, Gunter D. "Fulmar". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wade, Mark (2019). "Fulmar". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
^ Serra, Jean-Jacques. "Fulmar rockets". Rockets in Europe. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14.

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[:1-1] Krebs, Gunter D. "Fulmar". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wade, Mark (2019). "Fulmar". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

[3] Serra, Jean-Jacques. "Fulmar rockets". Rockets in Europe. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14.

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