Bérénice

Bérénice was the designation of a four-stage French experimental rocket, developed by O.N.E.R.A. (Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales).

The twelve production rockets, Bérénice 001 to Bérénice 012, were tested from 1962 to 1966. The Berenice was 13.25m long, possessed a diameter of 0.56m and weighed 3,340kg at launch.

The takeoff thrust of the Bérénice, which could carry a payload 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 167 rockets. The second stage consisted of a SEPR 740, almost identical to the first stage. The third stage was a SEPR 200 Tramontane and the fourth stage comprised a Melanie rocket and the payload.