Bérénice (rocket)
Berenice was the designation of a four-stage French experimental rocket, developed by O.N.E.R.A. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales).
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The twelve production rockets, Berenice 001 to Berenice 012, were tested from 1962 to 1966. The Berenice 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 the Berenice, 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 167 rockets developing 34 kN (7,600 lbf). The second stage consisted of a SEPR 740, almost identical to the first stage. The third stage was a SEPR 200 Tramontane and the fourth stage comprised a Melanie rocket and payload.[1][2]
See also
References
- "Berenice" (PDF). S.E.P.R. Union Revue d'Information du Personnel (in French) (7): 34. February 1963. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "Encyclopedia Astronautica Berenice". astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2014.