Mélanie (rocket) explained
Mélanie is a French solid rocket motor, 16 cm in diameter, initially used as first stage of the Monica rocket.[1] [2] [3]
There are two versions, Mélanie and "2Mélanie" (exact name unknown) :[4]
| Stage / Engine | Length(mm) | Diameter(mm) | Propellant mass(kg) | Total impulse(daNs) | Burning time(s) |
|---|
| Melanie | 1065 | 160 | 15 | 3100 | 5 |
| "2Melanie" | 2170 | 160 | 30 | 6200 | 5 | |
The first version was used on Monica I, II and IVA; while the improved
"2Melanie", with twice the propellant, was used on Monica III, IVB and V.
Melanie was later used in several ATEF and ONERA rockets.[5] In the ONERA rockets, such as Daniel, Antarès and Berenice, Melanie was placed inside a 22 cm diameter cylindrical housing. This version delivered a total impulse of 48 kN.s with about 22 kilograms of propellant.
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Les débuts de la recherche spatiale française . IFHE - Institut Français d'Histoire de l'Espace . 2007 . 978-2-846-08215-0 . Caractéristiques des fusées météo à propulsion solide et propulsion hybride.... Mélanie.
- Web site: 2012-11-14 . The Monica rockets . 2023-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114060300/http://fuseurop.univ-perp.fr/monica_e.htm . 2012-11-14 .
- Web site: 2012-11-14 . ONERA rockets . 2023-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114060454/http://fuseurop.univ-perp.fr/onera_e.htm . 2012-11-14 .
- Web site: Jacques Serra . Jean . The Monica rockets . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114060300/http://fuseurop.univ-perp.fr/monica_e.htm . 14 November 2012 . 27 April 2018 . Rockets in Europe.
- Web site: Melanie . 2023-11-12 . www.astronautix.com.
