Black Arrow

Black Arrow was the British-built rocket that took the Prospero satellite into orbit in 1971.

The Black Arrow project was started in the 1960s and abandoned after its last successful launch in 1971.

Edinburgh-based launch company, Skyrora, retrieved the 1st stage of the Black Arrow rocket from where it landed in the Australian outback and brought it back to the UK early in 2019.

 

Black Arrow Rocket

Black Arrow – The first British rocket

Black Arrow is a legendary British light-class launch vehicle. From 1969 to 1971, it was launched four times from the Woomera spaceport in Australia. The fourth launch was the second successful and most remarkable launch for the UK. For the first time in history, a British rocket launched its Prospero satellite into low-earth orbit. Later…
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