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The Cedar IV launched in 1963 was so successful that it was commemorated on a stamp. It reached a height of 90 miles (145 km), putting it close to the alt
by sbierwagen 11y ago
The Cedar IV launched in 1963 was so successful that it was
commemorated on a stamp. It reached a height of 90 miles (145 km),
putting it close to the altitude of satellites in low-earth orbit.
So, sounding rockets, not orbital rockets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounding_rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounding_rocket
Quoting myself, from 3 years ago:
An object in orbit is both high and fast. *Really* high (160km) and
*really* fast. (7.8km/s)
7.8 kilometres per second is 17,000 miles per hour.
They were far, far away from actually putting an object in orbit. Altitude's the easy part, speed's the hard part.
- th3iedkid 11y agoAm certainly not aware of mechanics of a rocket but from below quote and [1], seems they weighed in around 1250Kg , given its 1960's and its a tiny state , seems like something few could do . >> Cedar III launched in 1962 had a length of seven metres and weight of 1,250 kg [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_rocket
- avmich 11y agoArrrgh, but Lambda-4 was kinda similar... pretty light and quite simple, yet orbital launcher it was. So may be Lebanon had a way forward, which could lead them to orbit...
- nkoren 11y agoThe Lambda-4 was approximately 9,000kg[1], so we're still talking about a different order of magnitude here. 1: http://orbitalaspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/japanese-lambda-4s-launcher.html http://orbitalaspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/japanese-la...
- nkoren 11y agoFar from orbit, but still a very impressive achievement, particularly in 1963. As far as I'm aware, no other amateur rocket club has had that kind of success since.
- astrodust 11y agoIf 160km is considered "really high" then what is a geo-statoionary satellite? Super really mega ultra high?