Meteor (sounding rocket)

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Meteor is the name of a series of Polish sounding rockets for studying the high atmosphere, which were built between 1963 and 1974.

Versions

There were a total of 4 types of Meteor, namely the Meteor 1, Meteor 2H, Meteor 2K and Meteor 3.

  • The Meteor 1 was a single-stage rocket with a peak height of 40 kilometers, a launch thrust of 14 kN, a diameter of 12 centimeters and a length of 2.5 meters.
  • The Meteor 2H was a single-stage rocket with a peak height of 68 kilometers, a launch thrust of 24 kN, a diameter of 35 centimeters and a length of 4.5 meters.
  • The Meteor 2K was a two-stage rocket with a top height of 90 kilometers, a launch thrust of 52 kN, a diameter of 35 centimeters and a length of 4.3 meters. It was the largest civil missile developed in Poland.
  • The Meteor 3 was a two-stage rocket that was composed of two Meteor-1 rockets. It had a starting thrust of 14 kN, a diameter of 12 centimeters, a length of 4.3 meters and a peak height of 65 kilometers.

commitment

The Meteor missiles were launched at the Łeba and Ustka military training areas on the Baltic coast ; five Meteor 1 units were launched from the Zingst peninsula in the early 1970s .

Start list

Incomplete list of Meteor rocket launches

Current number date Launch site Maximum altitude (kilometers) Missile type Remarks
1 1963 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Test flight
2 April 1965 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
3 June 15, 1965 Leba ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
4th June 15, 1965 Leba ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
5 June 16, 1965 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
6th April 5th 1967 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
7th April 5th 1967 Leba ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
8th May 13, 1967 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
9 1968 Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight
10 1968? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight
11 October 1968 Leba 65 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
12 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission
13 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission
14th 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission
15th 3rd October 1969 Leba 48 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
16 3rd October 1969 Leba 49 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
17th 3rd October 1969 Leba 45 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
18th 1970? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight
19th July 10, 1970 Leba 85 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission
20th July 19, 1970 Leba 90 Meteor 2K Test flight
21st 22nd August 1970 Leba 57 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
22nd 2nd September 1970 Leba 63 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
23 7th September 1970 Leba 62 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
24 September 9, 1970 Leba 61 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
25th October 7, 1970 Leba 75 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission
26th October 7, 1970 Leba 89 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission
27 June 11, 1973 Leba 22nd Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
28 June 12, 1973 Leba 23 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
29 June 14, 1973 Leba 40 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
30th June 15, 1973 Leba 22nd Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
31 June 15, 1973 Leba 40 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
32 15th September 1973 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
33 16th September 1973 Leba 44 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
34 17th September 1973 Leba 45 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
35 18th September 1973 Leba 44 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
36 June 6, 1974 Leba 65 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission

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