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Skylark 3 AC
Part of Skylark
British sounding rocket.
Status: Retired 1978. First Launch: 1965-10-20. Last Launch: 1978-12-13. Number: 55 . Gross mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Height: 12.70 m (41.60 ft). Diameter: 0.44 m (1.44 ft). Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Cuckoo IA + 1 x Raven 6.
Country:
UK.
Launch Sites:
Woomera,
Woomera LA2,
Salto di Quirra,
El Arenosillo.
Stages:
Cuckoo IA,
Raven 6.
Agency:
British Aerospace.
1965 October 20 - .
05:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1966 February 2 - .
23:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1966 May 5 - .
04:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1966 November 18 - .
01:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
1966 December 8 - .
14:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
1967 March 14 - .
06:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1967 April 27 - .
04:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1967 August 8 - .
03:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1967 November 1 - .
04:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1968 July 8 - .
06:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1968 August 29 - .
19:43 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1968 November 22 - .
11:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Solar BCS Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1968 December 5 - .
00:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
1969 April 17 - .
05:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL606 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 202 km (125 mi).
1969 April 22 - .
03:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL604 Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 181 km (112 mi).
1969 May 14 - .
02:44 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL404 Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 178 km (110 mi).
1969 August 21 - .
01:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- HRCS / PHC Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 197 km (122 mi).
1969 October 20 - .
07:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- UK SL586 test - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 223 km (138 mi).
1969 November 18 - .
02:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Fresnel shadowgraph X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 208 km (129 mi).
1969 November 20 - .
00:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Solar ultraviolet Spectrum / PHC Solar ultraviolet and x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1969 November 26 - .
23:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Solar ultraviolet FP / PHC Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).
1970 February 10 - .
14:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S72 Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 244 km (151 mi).
1970 March 18 - .
22:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray BCS Sco X-1 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 208 km (129 mi).
1970 March 19 - .
15:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ultraviolet Schmidt Objective Prism Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 181 km (112 mi).
1970 March 24 - .
22:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray Survey X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 179 km (111 mi).
1970 April 7 - .
03:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Solar ultraviolet echelle Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 204 km (126 mi).
1970 July 15 - .
14:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Extreme ultraviolet OGS Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 164 km (101 mi).
1970 October 16 - .
00:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S53 Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 209 km (129 mi).
1970 October 19 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S58 Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1970 November 11 - .
04:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray Survey X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 183 km (113 mi).
1970 November 19 - .
22:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- XRB anisotropy X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 209 km (129 mi).
1970 November 24 - .
22:13 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray crystal spectrometer Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 182 km (113 mi).
1971 January 29 - .
08:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- XRB anisotropy X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 203 km (126 mi).
1971 February 22 - .
11:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S85 Ultraviolet astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC,
ESRO.
Apogee: 222 km (137 mi).
1971 February 26 - .
10:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
FAILURE: Failure.
- ESRO S54 Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1971 March 11 - .
08:56 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- ESRO S55 X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 159 km (98 mi).
1971 July 2 - .
10:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- ESRO S73 Solar X-ray/Zodiacal mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 224 km (139 mi).
1971 October 20 - .
09:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- ESRO S89 X-ray Astronomy mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1971 November 30 - .
05:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- HRCS / X-ray imager Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 193 km (119 mi).
1971 December 10 - .
04:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray BCS Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 198 km (123 mi).
1972 February 28 - .
05:54 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- ESRO S84 Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 242 km (150 mi).
1972 February 28 - .
09:47 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- ESRO S90 Solar ultraviolet mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 251 km (155 mi).
1972 June 25 - .
14:47 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Salto di Quirra.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- ESRO S91 X-ray Astronomy mission - .
Nation: Europe.
Agency: ESRO.
Apogee: 213 km (132 mi).
1972 October 26 - .
04:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- X-ray BCS / RMC Solar x-ray mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 195 km (121 mi).
1972 December 7 - .
05:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- GX5-1 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 248 km (154 mi).
1972 December 11 - .
00:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ions / O2 Ionosphere mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 196 km (121 mi).
1973 January 30 - .
06:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- GX2+5 Lunar Occultation X-ray astronomy mission - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 234 km (145 mi).
1973 July 17 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Aeronomy mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1974 July 22 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1975 February 28 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1976 January 4 - .
15:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Winter Anomaly B-II-1 Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar ultraviolet / x-ray mission - .
Nation: Germany.
Agency: DFVLR.
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).
1976 January 21 - .
15:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
El Arenosillo.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Winter Anomaly B-II-2 Aeronomy / ionosphere / solar ultraviolet / x-ray mission - .
Nation: Germany.
Agency: DFVLR.
Apogee: 116 km (72 mi).
1977 June 8 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1978 November 15 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
1978 December 13 - .
Launch Site:
Woomera.
Launch Complex:
Woomera LA2.
Launch Pad: LA2 SL.
LV Family:
Skylark.
Launch Vehicle:
Skylark 3 AC.
- Ionosphere mission? - .
Nation: UK.
Agency: BAC.
Apogee: 210 km (130 mi).
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