Fulmar (rocket)


The Fulmar was a two-stage British sounding rocket. It was related to the Spanish INTA-300.
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. The Fulmar had a diameter of 26 centimetres and a length of 7.47 metres. It weighed 500 kilograms at launch and could reach a height of 250 kilometres.

Launches

The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at Andøya in Norway; the last launch, on 19 March 1979, failed.
DateSiteVehicleApogee MissionResult
1976 November 21AndøyaF2137auroral mission
1976 December 11AndøyaF5214aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission
1977 October 16AndøyaF3247"Wind / T" atmospheric mission
1977 November 17AndøyaF1261"Electrons / Ions" ionosphere mission
1977 December 5AndøyaF4255"HLC 2B" auroral mission
1979 March 19AndøyaF615aeronomy mission