OTD In Space - October. 28: Britain Launches Its 1st Satellite
OTD In Space - October. 28: Britain Launches Its 1st Satellite
Oct 29, 2024
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On October 28, 1971, the United Kingdom launched its first satellite. The satellite was named Prospero, but it was also known as the X-3. This wasn't Britain's first satellite, but it was the first and only one the British space program launched with one of its own rockets. The first six British satellites all launched from the United States on NASA's rockets. Prospero launched on a carrier rocket called the Black Arrow. The Prospero mission was the fourth and final flight of a Black Arrow rocke
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