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Royal Aircraft Establishment

Royal Aircraft Establishment

Government

Successful Launches 1

Failed Launches 1

Pending Launches 0

Agency Description

The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.

Rocket Configs

Black Arrow

Height 13.00 Meters

Max Stages 3

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 256 kN

Diameter 2.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 135 kg

Liftoff Mass 18 Tonnes

Launch Success 1

Consecutive Success 1

Maiden Flight 1969-06-27

Launch Failures 1

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