Daniel (rocket)

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Daniel
Country of originFrance
Date1959
DesignerKorea Aerospace Research Institute
StatusRetired
experimental rocket

Daniel is the designation for a French experimental rocket, a precursor to the Israeli Jericho ballistic missile.[1] It consisted of 3 stages (first stage: , second stage: Jericho, third stage: Mélanie[2]) and was launched three times between 1959 and 1961 from the Ile de Levant. The Daniel reached a maximum height of 130 km and had a takeoff weight of 1000 kg, a diameter of 0.40 m and a length of 8.40 m

References[]

  1. ^ "Daniel". Mark Wade. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ Christophe Rothmund (2010). History of Rocketry and Astronautics: Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics : Toulouse, France, 2001. American Astronautical Society. ISBN 978-0-87703-555-8.
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