Black Arrow R1 was the programme’s second suborbital development article. Its 4 March 1970 flight from Woomera successfully repeated the two-stage test objectives that R0 had not completed, clearing the launcher for an orbital attempt.
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Black Arrow R-1Second Black Arrow flight article
Name
Black Arrow R1
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black-arrow-r1
Status
retired
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Black Arrow R1 was the programme’s second suborbital development article. Its 4 March 1970 flight from Woomera successfully repeated the two-stage test objectives that R0 had not completed, clearing the launcher for an orbital attempt.