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Cockatoo Mk 4
Part of Lupus
Australian sounding rocket. The Cockatoo Mk 4 used a Gosling IV first stage and a Lupus 1 second stage. It could take a 16 kg payload to 135 km.
Status
: Retired 1975.
First Launch
: 1973-08-14.
Last Launch
: 1975-04-28.
Number
: 6 .
Country
:
Australia
.
Launch Sites
:
Woomera LA2
,
Woomera LA1
.
1973 August 14 -
. 08:58 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Woomera
.
Launch Complex
:
Woomera LA2
.
LV Family
:
Lupus
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Cockatoo Mk 4
.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
Australia
.
Agency
:
WRE
.
Apogee
: 121 km (75 mi).
1973 October 22 -
. 09:38 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Woomera
.
Launch Complex
:
Woomera LA2
.
LV Family
:
Lupus
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Cockatoo Mk 4
.
Aeronomy mission
- .
Nation
:
Australia
.
Agency
:
WRE
.
Apogee
: 138 km (85 mi).
1974 June 28 -
.
Launch Site
:
Woomera
.
Launch Complex
:
Woomera LA1
.
LV Family
:
Lupus
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Cockatoo Mk 4
.
O2 density
- .
Nation
:
Australia
.
Agency
:
WRE
.
Apogee
: 130 km (80 mi).
1974 October 1 -
. 23:50 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Woomera
.
Launch Complex
:
Woomera LA1
.
LV Family
:
Lupus
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Cockatoo Mk 4
.
O2 density
- .
Nation
:
Australia
.
Agency
:
WRE
.
Apogee
: 137 km (85 mi).
1974 October 2 -
. 07:55 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Woomera
.
Launch Complex
:
Woomera LA1
.
LV Family
:
Lupus
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Cockatoo Mk 4
.
O2 density
- .
Nation
:
Australia
.
Agency
:
WRE
.
Apogee
: 132 km (82 mi).
1975 April 28 -
. 23:45 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Woomera
.
Launch Complex
:
Woomera LA1
.
LV Family
:
Lupus
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Cockatoo Mk 4
.
O2 density
- .
Nation
:
Australia
.
Agency
:
WRE
.
Apogee
: 124 km (77 mi).
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