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Agate (rocket) - Definition |
| Related Words: Asp, Atlas, Bullpup, Cajun, Corporal, Corvus, Crossbow, Dart, Deacon, Delta, Diamant, Dove, Falcon, Genie, Hawk |
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Agate is the designation of a French test rocket. The Agate has a length of 8.50 meters, a diameter of 0.80 meters, a start mass of 3.2 tonnes, a takeoff thrust of 186 kN and a ceiling of 20 km. The Agate was started by Hammaguir and the Ile de Levant, in order to test instrument capsules and recovery systems. The Agate was uncontrolled.
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