Black Arrow officially capitalised 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.Black Arrow originated from studies by the Royal Aircraft Establishment for carrier rockets based on the Black Knight rocket with the project being authorised in 1964.
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