Black Arrow R1
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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Black Arrow R-1Second Black Arrow flight article
- Name
- Black Arrow R1
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- 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.
- First Flight Date
- 1970-03-04
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/23531
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow#Launches
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 11:16:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 12:04:37 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1970-03-04
- Search Name
- Black Arrow R1 Black Arrow R-1 Second Black Arrow flight article
- Serial Number
- R1
- Vehicle Code
- R1