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Launch SuccessfulRoyal Aircraft Establishment
Black Arrow: Prospero
British scientific satellite used to demonstrate technologies needed for communication satellites.
Thursday, 28 October 1971
Mission Data
Launch VehicleBlack Arrow
Vehicle Record1 of 2 launches (50%)
Launch Provider🇬🇧 Royal Aircraft Establishment
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record1 successes / 1 failures (50%)
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 5B
Location🇦🇺 RAAF Woomera Range Complex AUS
Orbital Launches This Year#104
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad2
Launches From This Site6
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Black Arrow
Black Arrow was a British satellite carrier rocket. Developed during the 1960s, it was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971. Its final flight was the first and only successful orbital launch to be conducted by the United Kingdom, and placed the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit.
Launch Site
Launch Area 5B · 30.9553°S 136.5300°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.