- Meteor (rocket)
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Meteor is a designation of a series of Polish sounding rockets. The Meteor rockets were built between 1963 and 1974.
The Meteor 1 and Meteor 2H were single-stage rockets. The Meteor 2K (the largest civilian rocket developed in Poland) was a two-stage rocket. The Meteor 3 was a two-stage rocket, compound from two Meteor 1 rockets.
Meteor 1 Meteor 2H Meteor 2K Meteor 3 maximum altitude 40 km 68 km 90 km 65 km takeoff thrust 14 kN 24 kN 52 kN 14 kN diameter 12 cm 35 cm 35 cm 12 cm length 2.5 m 4.5 m 4.3 m 4.3 m The maximum altitude for Meteor 2K is 100 km in non-official flight Meteor rockets were launched from Łeba and Ustka. Five Meteor rockets were launched around 1970 from Zingst in former Eastern Germany. The programme was abandoned by a Soviet order, as the USSR wanted to maintain its monopoly on the rocket industry[citation needed].
Launch Log
An incomplete list of Meteor launches
Number Date Launch site Maximum altitude (kilometres) Rocket type Remarks 1 1963 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Test flight 2 April 1965 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 3 June 15th, 1965 Leba ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 4 June 15th, 1965 Leba ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 5 June 16th, 1965 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 6 April 5th, 1967 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 7 April 5th, 1967 Leba ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 8 May 13th, 1967 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 9 1968 Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight 10 1968? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight 11 October 1968 Leba 65 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 12 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission 13 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission 14 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission 15 October 3rd, 1969 Leba 48 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 16 October 3rd, 1969 Leba 49 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 17 October 3rd, 1969 Leba 45 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 18 1970? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight 19 July 10th, 1970 Leba 85 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission 20 July 10th, 1970 Leba 90 Meteor 2K Test flight 21 August 22nd, 1970 Leba 57 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 22 September 2nd, 1970 Leba 63 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 23 September 7th, 1970 Leba 62 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 24 September 9th, 1970 Leba 61 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 25 October 7th, 1970 Leba 75 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission 26 October 7th, 1970 Leba 89 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission 27 June 11th, 1973 Leba 22 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 28 June 12th, 1973 Leba 23 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 29 June 14th, 1973 Leba 40 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 30 June 15th, 1973 Leba 22 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 31 June 15th, 1973 Leba 40 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 32 September 15th, 1973 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission 33 September 16th, 1973 Leba 44 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 34 September 17th, 1973 Leba 45 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 35 September 18th, 1973 Leba 44 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission 36 June 6th, 1974 Leba 65 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission External links
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/meteor.htm
- http://www.rocketservices.co.uk/spacelists/sounding_rockets/decades/1965-1969.htm
- http://www.rocketservices.co.uk/spacelists/sounding_rockets/decades/1970-1974.htm
Categories:- Sounding rockets of Poland
- Meteorological instrumentation and equipment
- Science and technology in Poland
- Rocketry stubs
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