Prospero

Success Royal Aircraft Establishment, Black Arrow

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British scientific satellite used to demonstrate technologies needed for communication satellites.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padRAAF Woomera Range Complex
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RAAF Woomera Range Complex

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Rocket and boosterBlack Arrow
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Black Arrow

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MissionTest Flight · LEO

Test Flight · LEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW) 1971-093A Payload 524 × 1250 km · 82.0° Globe
BLACK ARROW R/B 1971-093B Rocket body 525 × 1257 km · 82.0° Globe
BLACK ARROW DEB 1971-093C Debris re-entered 1979-12-16

COSPAR ID 1971-093. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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