&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Cora_rocket.svg) Cora rocket diagram | |
| Size | |
|---|---|
| Height | 11.5 m |
| Diameter | 2.01 m |
| Mass | 16.5 tonnes |
| Stages | 2 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| First stage – Coralie | |
| Height | 5.5 m |
| Diameter | 2.01 m |
| Gross mass | 9.85 tonnes |
| Powered by | 4 Vexin A |
| Maximum thrust | 220 kN |
| Specific impulse | 280 s |
| Propellant | UDMH / N2O4 |
| Second stage – Astris | |
| Height | 3.36 m (11.0 ft) |
| Diameter | 2 m (79 in) |
| Empty mass | 610 kg (1,340 lb) |
| Gross mass | 3,370 kg (7,430 lb) |
| Propellant mass | 2,760 kg (6,080 lb) |
| Powered by | 1 Astris |
| Maximum thrust | 23.3 kN (5,200 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 310 s |
| Burn time | 330 s |
| Propellant | Aerozine 50 / N2O4 |
Cora was a French experimental rocket.[1] It was the largest rocket ever launched in Western Europe.[2] It was primarily used for testing the second (Coralie) and third stages (Astris) of the multinational Europa Rocket,[3][4] which was developed and produced by the European Launcher Development Organisation, the predecessor to the present day European Space Agency.
For the Cora 1 only the French Coralie first stage was active. For the Cora 2 version the second German Astris stage was active. The Italian made Europa nose fairing was also tested.[3]
- ^ Gunter D, Krebs. "Cora". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ Jacques Serra, Jean. "Cora experimental rockets". Rockets in Europe. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Cora". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Gunter D, Krebs. "Europa". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-07-31.