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Daniel (rocket)

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Daniel
FunctionExperimental rocket
ManufacturerONERA
Country of originFrance
Size
Height8.4 m (28 ft)
Diameter0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Mass1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
Stages3
Associated rockets
Derivative workJericho (missile)
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesCERES - Ile de Levant
Total launches3
Success(es)3
First stage – SPRAN-50
Height2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Diameter0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Gross mass400 kg (880 lb)
Burn time5.6 s
Second stage – Jericho
Third stage – Melanie
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Diameter0.16 m (6.3 in)
Empty mass10 kg (22 lb)
Gross mass32 kg (71 lb)
Propellant mass22 kg (49 lb)
Maximum thrust11.10 kN (2,500 lbf)
Specific impulse227 seconds (2.23 km/s)
Burn time4.4 s
PropellantSolid

Daniel (OPD-220-ADX) is the designation for a French experimental rocket, a precursor to the Israeli Jericho ballistic missile.[1][2]

Description

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It consisted of 3 stages: a SPRAN-50 first stage, a Jericho second stage and a Mélanie third stage.[3] Daniel was capable of reaching a maximum altitude of 130 km and had a takeoff weight of 1000 kg, a diameter of 0.40 m and a length of 8.40 m[1]

Launches

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Daniel was launched three times between 1959 and 1961 by ONERA from Centre d'Essais et de Recherches d'Engins Speciaux - Ile de Levant.[4][2]

Daniel launches[2][4]
Date Mission Apogee
1959 January 27 Atmosphere radioactivity 127 km (78 mi)
1961 October 5 Test / aeronomy mission 130 km (80 mi)
1961 October 9 Test / aeronomy mission 130 km (80 mi)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Wade, Mark (2019). "Daniel". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  2. ^ a b c Serra, Jean-Jacques (2007-01-13). "ONERA rockets". Rockets in Europe. Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ Christophe Rothmund (2010). History of Rocketry and Astronautics: Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics : Toulouse, France, 2001. American Astronautical Society. ISBN 978-0-87703-555-8.
  4. ^ a b Krebs, Gunter D. (2023). "Daniel (OPD-220-ADX)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-11-11.