Tags: Rocket.

Falstaff was a British sounding rocket used during the 1970s as part of the Chevaline programme to improve the penetrability of the Polaris nuclear missile. It was the largest UK rocket with a solid booster ever launched.

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diameter (km)
0.92
height (cm)
5.3
mass (kg)
5.09e+06
country origin
United Kingdom
failed launches
1
final flight
1979-04-04
launch site
Woomera Test Range
maiden flight
1969-10-01
number of rocket stages
1
successful launches
7
total launches
8

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