SPARTA-Redstone Research Rocket
SPARTA-Redstone was a Redstone-derived multistage research rocket used at Woomera in a joint United States, United Kingdom, and Australian atmospheric-physics and re-entry program during 1966-67. After nine research firings, a spare vehicle was donated to Australia and adapted to launch WRESAT-1, Australia's first satellite, in November 1967.
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- Aliases
- Sparta-RedstoneSPARTA RedstoneRedstone SpartaSparta rocket
- Family Name
- SPARTA-Redstone
- Full Name
- SPARTA-Redstone Research Rocket
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- SPARTA-Redstone
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- Description
- SPARTA-Redstone was a Redstone-derived multistage research rocket used at Woomera in a joint United States, United Kingdom, and Australian atmospheric-physics and re-entry program during 1966-67. After nine research firings, a spare vehicle was donated to Australia and adapted to launch WRESAT-1, Australia's first satellite, in November 1967.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 00:26:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:39:55 UTC
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