Berenice (rocket)

Berenice was the name of a four-level French experimental rocket. The Berenice was 13.25 m long, had a diameter of 0.56 m and weighed at the start of 3340 kg. The initial thrust of Berenice, which could carry a payload of 40 kg to a height of 1000 km, was 170 kN. The first stage of Berenice owned as a special four stabilization missiles SEPR P167 with 34 kN thrust. The first stage was the Stromboli SEPR 739, as the second SEPR 740, as the third and the fourth the Tramontane Melanie. The Melanie has a vacuum thrust of 11.10 kN, a burn time of 4 seconds and a diameter of 22 cm and a length of 2.95 m. The curb weight of Melanie was 10 kg, the fuel weight 32 kg.

Namesake is the constellation " Berenice's Hair ".