Daniel (rocket)
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Daniel (OPD-220-ADX) is the designation for a French experimental rocket, a precursor to the Israeli Jericho ballistic missile.[1][2]
Quick Facts Function, Manufacturer ...
Function | Experimental rocket |
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Manufacturer | ONERA |
Country of origin | France |
Size | |
Height | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
Diameter | 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) |
Mass | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
Stages | 3 |
Associated rockets | |
Derivative work | Jericho (missile) |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | CERES - Ile de Levant |
Total launches | 3 |
Success(es) | 3 |
First stage – SPRAN-50 | |
Height | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Diameter | 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) |
Gross mass | 400 kg (880 lb) |
Burn time | 5.6 s |
Second stage – Jericho | |
Third stage – Melanie | |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Diameter | 0.16 m (6.3 in) |
Empty mass | 10 kg (22 lb) |
Gross mass | 32 kg (71 lb) |
Propellant mass | 22 kg (49 lb) |
Maximum thrust | 11.10 kN (2,500 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 227 seconds (2.23 km/s) |
Burn time | 4.4 s |
Propellant | Solid |
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