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X3 satellite 'Prospero'
X3 'Prospero' satellite, flight spare, designed and made by British Aircraft Corporation, Bristol, England, 1971.
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Prospero was the first British satellite to be successfully launched from a British rocket, Black Arrow, taking off from Woomera, Australia in October 1971. Also known as X3, it was used to test equipment for future satellites and to measure the frequency of micrometeroids. Prospero is still in orbit around Earth and will not deorbit until the 2070s, 100 years after its launch.
- Measurements:
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overall (est.): 1220 mm x 1105 mm x 1160 mm,
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) , plastic (unidentified) and elecronic components
- Object Number:
- 1973-538 Pt1
- type:
- unmanned spacecraft
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
