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Bélier is the designation of a French sounding rocket family.[1][2] Three versions of the Bélier were launched between 1961 and 1970 at the CIEES launch facility at Hammaguir, the Salto di Quirra and Ile du Levant missile ranges, and Kourou Space Center.[2][3][4][5]

After its retirement, the Bélier was used as a stage for a family of solid-propellant rockets, including the Centaure, the Dragon, the Dauphin and the Éridan.[6][7]

Versions

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Belier I

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The first Belier single stage rocket, powered by a Jericho motor.[3]

  • payload: 30 kg
  • apogee: 80 km
  • takeoff thrust: 20.00 kN
  • takeoff weight: 313 kg
  • diameter: 0.31 m
  • length: 4.01 m
  • fin span: 0.78 m

Belier II

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Upgraded Belier single stage rocket, using 'Plastolite' propellant.[4]

  • payload: 30 kg
  • apogee: 130 km
  • takeoff thrust: 21.50 kN
  • takeoff weight: 352 kg
  • diameter: 0.31 m
  • length: 5.90 m
  • fin span: 0.78 m

Belier III

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Upgraded Belier single stage rocket, powered by a Vega motor using 'Isolane' propellant.[5]

  • apogee: 109 km
  • takeoff weight: 400 kg
  • diameter: 0.31 m
  • length: 3.80 m

Belier III launches:[5]

Date Launch site Nation Agency Apogee (km) Mission
1968 March 18 Biscarrose France CNES 0 Failure
1968 May 14 Salto di Quirra Europe CNES, ESRO 130 Test mission
1969 March 6 Kourou Space Center France CNES 100 Test mission
1969 September 25 Biscarrose France ONERA 60 CRAPEL/ELECTRE re-entry vehicle test flight
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Belier". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. ^ a b "Belier". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ a b "Belier I". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ a b "Belier II". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. ^ a b c "Belier III". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. ^ "Dragon". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  7. ^ "Centaure". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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Look up bélier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bélier is the French word for a ram. It may also refer to: Bélier (rocket) Bélier Region, Ivory Coast

Éridan (rocket)

second stages. It belonged to a family of solid-propellant rockets that also encompasses the Belier, the Centaure, the Dragon, and the Dauphin. As the most

Rohini (rocket family)

from the TERLS. The RH-300 is a single stage sounding rocket, derived from French Belier rocket engine technology. It has a launch altitude of 100 km

Dragon (rocket)

sounding rocket used for high altitude research between 1962 and 1973. It belonged thereby to a family of solid-propellant rockets derived from the Bélier, including

Centaure (rocket)

sounding rocket consisting of a Venus first stage and a Belier second stage. It belongs to a family of solid-propellant rockets consisting of the Belier, Centaure

Dauphin (rocket)

February 8, 1979 to test the Ariane launch range. Belier Centaure Dragon Éridan Frank H. Winter (1990). Rockets Into Space. Harvard University Press. pp. 69–

List of sounding rockets

Troposphere 6 Al Kahir Antares Aurore Belenos Belia Bélier family Bélier I (Jericho), Belier II (Export), Bélier III (Vega), Belisama, Bérénice series Bérénice-1

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8496; -3.0692 (Bacchus); used for solid fueled sounding rockets (VE 10 Aigle, Belier, Belier I, Agate, Centaure, Centaure 1, VE 111 Topaze, Dragon 1,