Bérénice was 13.25 m (43.5 ft) long, possessed a diameter of 0.56 m (1.8 ft) and weighed 3,340 kg (7,360 lb) at launch. The takeoff thrust of Bérénice, which could carry a payload of 3,340 kg (7,360 lb) to a height of 1,000 km (620 mi), amounted to 170 kN (38,000 lbf). The first stage, a SEPR-739 Stromboli, was stabilised by four SEPR-P167 rockets developing 34 kN (7,600 lbf).[1][4][5] The second stage consisted of a SEPR-740 Stromboli, almost identical to the first stage.[1][4][5] The third stage was a SEPR-P200 Tramontane and the fourth stage comprised a Mélanie rocket and payload.[2][3][4][5]
Launches
The twelve production rockets, Bérénice 001 to Bérénice 012, were launched by ONERA from Ile du Levant from 1962 to 1966.[1][3]
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