The Fulmar was a two-stage British sounding rocket. It was related to the Spanish INTA-300.It was a part of cold-war era scientific research rockets. It was used to conduct studies of the upper atmosphere, Ionosphere and auroras.
The Fulmar, developed by Bristol Aerojet, consisted of a Heron starting stage with 107 kN thrust and a Snipe upper stage with 16.7 kN thrust. The Fulmar had a diameter of 26 centimetres and a length of 7.47 metres. It weighed 500 kilograms at launch and could reach a height of 250 kilometres.
Launches The Fulmar was fired six times between 1976 and 1979 at Andøya in Norway; the last launch, on 19 March 1979, failed. DateSiteVehicleApogee (km)MissionResult1976 November 21AndøyaF2137auroral mission1976 December 11 AndøyaF5214 aurora / aeronomy / ionosphere mission1977 October 16AndøyaF3247 "Wind / T" atmospheric mission1977 November 17AndøyaF1261 "Electrons / Ions" ionosphere mission1977 December 5AndøyaF4255 "HLC 2B" auroral mission1979 March 19 AndøyaF615 aeronomy mission
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