Cirrus (rocket)
Appearance
Country of origin | German |
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Date | September 16, 1961 |
Designer | Hermann Oberth Society |
meteorological rocket[1] |
The Cirrus is a sounding rocket with two stages, developed by the "Hermann Oberth Society".[2] Its only launches were both on September 16, 1961, at Cuxhaven.[1] The maximum height of the Cirrus, depending on the version, is 35 kilometres with a single stage or 50 kilometres for the 2 stage version.
A Cirrus rocket is exhibited at the Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum in Feucht, Germany.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Colin Burgess; Chris Dubbs (5 July 2007). Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-0-387-49678-8.
- ^ Flight International. Illiffe Transport Publications. 1964.