Black Arrow
FailureX-2 · Royal Aircraft Establishment
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Sep 2, 1970, 00:34 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Sep 2, 1970, 00:34 UTC – Wednesday, Sep 2, 1970, 00:34 UTC
Provider
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Area 5B, RAAF Woomera Range Complex · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
X-2
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Uninstrumented spherical satellite meant to enable atmospheric density measurements by observing its orbital decay. It was destroyed in the failure of the first Black Arrow orbital launch failure.
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