Bérénice was the designation of a four-stage French atmospheric reentry test rocket, developed by O.N.E.R.A. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Bérénice was 13.25 m (43.5 ft) long, possessed a diameter of 0.56 m (1.8 ft) and weighed 3,340 kg (7,360 lb) at launch. The takeoff thrust of Bérénice, which could carry a payload of 3,340 kg (7,360 lb) to a height of 1,000 km (620 mi), amounted to 170 kN (38,000 lbf). The first stage, a SEPR-739 Stromboli, was stabilised by four SEPR-P167 rockets developing 34 kN (7,600 lbf). [1] [4] [5] The second stage consisted of a SEPR-740 Stromboli, almost identical to the first stage. [1] [4] [5] The third stage was a SEPR-P200 Tramontane and the fourth stage comprised a Mélanie rocket and payload. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The twelve production rockets, Bérénice 001 to Bérénice 012, were launched by ONERA from Ile du Levant from 1962 to 1966. [1] [3]
Date | Mission Description | Apogee (km) |
---|---|---|
1962 June 27 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1962 Q3 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1962 July 6 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1962 November 1 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1963 June 27 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1963 July 3 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1964 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1964 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1964 October 1 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 250 |
1964 October 1 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 250 |
1965 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1966 | Titus test / solar mission | 270 |
Bérénice was the designation of a four-stage French atmospheric reentry test rocket, developed by O.N.E.R.A. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Bérénice was 13.25 m (43.5 ft) long, possessed a diameter of 0.56 m (1.8 ft) and weighed 3,340 kg (7,360 lb) at launch. The takeoff thrust of Bérénice, which could carry a payload of 3,340 kg (7,360 lb) to a height of 1,000 km (620 mi), amounted to 170 kN (38,000 lbf). The first stage, a SEPR-739 Stromboli, was stabilised by four SEPR-P167 rockets developing 34 kN (7,600 lbf). [1] [4] [5] The second stage consisted of a SEPR-740 Stromboli, almost identical to the first stage. [1] [4] [5] The third stage was a SEPR-P200 Tramontane and the fourth stage comprised a Mélanie rocket and payload. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The twelve production rockets, Bérénice 001 to Bérénice 012, were launched by ONERA from Ile du Levant from 1962 to 1966. [1] [3]
Date | Mission Description | Apogee (km) |
---|---|---|
1962 June 27 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1962 Q3 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1962 July 6 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1962 November 1 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1963 June 27 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1963 July 3 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1964 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1964 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1964 October 1 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 250 |
1964 October 1 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 250 |
1965 | Re-entry Vehicle test | 270 |
1966 | Titus test / solar mission | 270 |