Meteor (rocket)

Meteor (rocket)

Meteor is a designation of a series of Polish sounding rockets. The Meteor rockets were built between 1963 and 1974.

The Meteor 1 and Meteor 2H were single-stage rockets. The Meteor 2K (the largest civilian rocket developed in Poland) was a two-stage rocket. The Meteor 3 was a two-stage rocket, compound from two Meteor 1 rockets.

Meteor 1 Meteor 2H Meteor 2K Meteor 3
maximum altitude 40 km 68 km 90 km 65 km
takeoff thrust 14 kN 24 kN 52 kN 14 kN
diameter 12 cm 35 cm 35 cm 12 cm
length 2.5 m 4.5 m 4.3 m 4.3 m
The maximum altitude for Meteor 2K is 100 km in non-official flight

Meteor rockets were launched from Łeba and Ustka. Five Meteor rockets were launched around 1970 from Zingst in former Eastern Germany. The programme was abandoned by a Soviet order, as the USSR wanted to maintain its monopoly on the rocket industry[citation needed].

Launch Log

An incomplete list of Meteor launches

Number Date Launch site Maximum altitude (kilometres) Rocket type Remarks
1 1963 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Test flight
2 April 1965 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
3 June 15th, 1965 Leba  ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
4 June 15th, 1965 Leba  ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
5 June 16th, 1965 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
6 April 5th, 1967 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
7 April 5th, 1967 Leba  ? Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
8 May 13th, 1967 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
9 1968 Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight
10 1968? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight
11 October 1968 Leba 65 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
12 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission
13 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission
14 1969? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Aeronomy mission
15 October 3rd, 1969 Leba 48 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
16 October 3rd, 1969 Leba 49 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
17 October 3rd, 1969 Leba 45 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
18 1970? Leba 68 Meteor 2H Test flight
19 July 10th, 1970 Leba 85 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission
20 July 10th, 1970 Leba 90 Meteor 2K Test flight
21 August 22nd, 1970 Leba 57 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
22 September 2nd, 1970 Leba 63 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
23 September 7th, 1970 Leba 62 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
24 September 9th, 1970 Leba 61 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
25 October 7th, 1970 Leba 75 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission
26 October 7th, 1970 Leba 89 Meteor 2K Aeronomy mission
27 June 11th, 1973 Leba 22 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
28 June 12th, 1973 Leba 23 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
29 June 14th, 1973 Leba 40 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
30 June 15th, 1973 Leba 22 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
31 June 15th, 1973 Leba 40 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
32 September 15th, 1973 Leba 36 Meteor 1 Aeronomy mission
33 September 16th, 1973 Leba 44 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
34 September 17th, 1973 Leba 45 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
35 September 18th, 1973 Leba 44 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission
36 June 6th, 1974 Leba 65 Meteor 3 Aeronomy mission

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