Black Arrow
GBR Wikipedia 
Built & Operated By
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Government · founded 1904
Maiden Flight
27 JUN 1969
About
Black Arrow was a British satellite carrier rocket. Developed during the 1960s, it was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971. Its final flight was the first and only successful orbital launch to be conducted by the United Kingdom, and placed the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
13 m
Diameter
2 m
Launch Mass
18 T
Thrust
256 kN
Stages
3
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
2
Successful
1
Failed
1
Consecutive
1
Performance
To LEO
135 kg