Petrel (rocket)
Skua (left), Petrel (right)
Petrel was a British sounding rocket . Like the Skua 1, the Petrel 1 was launched with three Chick launch rockets. The Petrel 1 was 3.34 m long, had a diameter of 19 centimeters and reached a summit height of 140 kilometers. The Petrel took off for the first time on June 8, 1967 in South Uist . In 1977, an improved version, the Petrel 2, with a peak height of 175 kilometers was used for the first time.
| Petrel 1 | Petrel 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Use from | June 8, 1967 | 1977 |
| payload | 18 kg | |
| Summit height | 140 km | 175 km |
| Start thrust | 20.00 kN | 27.00 kN |
| Takeoff mass | 130 kg | 160 kg |
| diameter | 0.19 m | |
| length | 3.34 m | 3.70 m |
Web links
- Jean-Jacques Serra: Skua and Petrel sounding rockets ( Memento from August 29, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Petrel in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)