Black Arrow | X-2
Launch Failure
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Sept. 2, 1970, 12:34 a.m. - Sept. 2, 1970, 12:34 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Sept. 2, 1970, 12:34 a.m. - Sept. 2, 1970, 12:34 a.m.
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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