SPARTA

In-active

Chrysler (CHR)

Nov. 28, 1966

Description

The Sparta was a three-stage rocket that launched Australia's first Earth satellite, WRESAT, on 29 November 1967.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    21.8 m
  • Diameter
    1.78 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.78 m
  • Launch Mass
    30 T
  • Thrust
    416 kN
Family
  • Name
    SPARTA
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    SPARTA
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    45 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

Chrysler

Commercial
None
CHR 1950

In July 1959, NASA chose the Redstone missile as the basis for the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle to be used for suborbital test flights of the Project Mercury spacecraft. Three unmanned MRLV launch attempts were made between November 1960 and March 1961, two of which were successful. The MRLV successfully launched the chimpanzee Ham, and astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom on three suborbital flights in January, May and July 1961, respectively.

Previous Flights

flew on one previous launch(es).

SPARTA | WRESAT

Chrysler | USA
RAAF Woomera Range Complex
Nov. 29, 1967, 4:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Australian satellite carrying four astrophysics experiments.

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