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No, this is not a correct translation. The correct one is "Phoenix Satellite Launch Vehicle" or "Phoenix Satellite Carrier". It's just a mockup at this point.
by azadi 17y ago
No, this is not a correct translation. The correct one is "Phoenix Satellite Launch Vehicle" or "Phoenix Satellite Carrier". It's just a mockup at this point.
This was just a sounding rocket, nothing more. No ICBM test, nothing like that. Third in a series of simple sounding rockets to test telemetry and command. First launch of such a rocket since Iran put a small satellite into LEO last year.
- Perceval 17y agoThere's very little practical difference between a space rocket program and an ICBM program. Fore example, during the Cold War, the Japanese Space Agency's most advanced rocket was basically a direct copy of the United States' MX missile.