Black Arrow R1 Development Flight
Black Arrow R1 was the programme's second flight test from Woomera. It followed the failed R0 trial and was intended to demonstrate that the launch vehicle's development configuration could complete its planned suborbital test sequence.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Black Arrow R1 testSecond Black Arrow trial
- Name
- Black Arrow R1 Development Flight
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Black Arrow R1 was the programme's second flight test from Woomera. It followed the failed R0 trial and was intended to demonstrate that the launch vehicle's development configuration could complete its planned suborbital test sequence.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- R1 completed the planned Black Arrow development flight successfully, clearing the programme to proceed to its first orbital attempt with R2.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1970-03-04
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/23531
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 19:13:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:55:10 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
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- Search Name
- Black Arrow R1 Development Flight Black Arrow R1 test Second Black Arrow trial
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles