1970 · Royal Aircraft Establishment

X-2

failureBlack Arrow | X-2

Uninstrumented spherical satellite meant to enable atmospheric density measurements by observing its orbital decay. It was destroyed in the failure of the first Black Arrow orbital launch failure.

Overview

Date / time: September 2, 1970 at 12:34 AM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Launch Area 5B
Mission: X-2
Mission type: Test Flight
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

Black Arrow →

Launch provider

Royal Aircraft Establishment →