Cirrus (rocket)

The Cirrus is a sounding rocket with two stages, developed by the "Hermann Oberth Society". [2] Its first launch was on September 16, 1961.[1] The maximum height of the Cirrus, depending on the version, is 35 kilometres or 50 kilometres. A Cirrus rocket is exhibited at the Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum in Feucht, Germany.

Cirrus
Country of originGerman
DateSeptember 16, 1961
DesignerHermann Oberth Society
meteorological rocket[1]

References
  1. Colin Burgess; Chris Dubbs (5 July 2007). Animals in Space: From Research Rockets to the Space Shuttle. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-0-387-49678-8.
  2. Flight International. Illiffe Transport Publications. 1964.
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