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Redstone family

SPARTA

United States1967
Drawing of the SPARTA

A surplus Redstone with American solid upper stages, used once, in November 1967, to launch WRESAT, Australia's first satellite, from Woomera.

Launches
1
Success rate
100%
0 failures
First flight
29 November 1967
WRESAT
Builder
Chrysler
Height
21.8 m
Diameter
1.8 m
Stages
3
Propellants
Hydyne / LOX, Solid
Payload to LEO
45 kg

Launches per year

SPARTA
Other Redstone rockets
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YearLaunchesSPARTA
195860
196711

Redstone rockets

RocketFlownLaunchesSuccess rateHeightPayload to LEO
Juno-I1958650%21.2 m11 kg
SPARTA19671100%21.8 m45 kg