Black Arrow R0
Black Arrow R0 was the programme’s first flight article and a suborbital development vehicle. Launched from Woomera on 28 June 1969, it lost control after an electrical fault damaged the thrust-vectoring system and was destroyed in flight.
Identity
- Aliases
- Black Arrow R-0First Black Arrow flight article
- Name
- Black Arrow R0
- Slug
- black-arrow-r0
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Black Arrow R0 was the programme’s first flight article and a suborbital development vehicle. Launched from Woomera on 28 June 1969, it lost control after an electrical fault damaged the thrust-vectoring system and was destroyed in flight.
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7twccb9r3szkffb58sns3e0d8af91x
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:16:05 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 12:04:35 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1969-06-28
- Last Flight Date
- 1969-06-28
- Serial Number
- R0
- Vehicle Code
- R0