LEGO Designer:
Dan Fallon (phreaddee)
Designed: March 2023
Categories:
All,
Suborbital and Sounding Rockets
First Launched in 1964, the Rubis was a two-stage test vehicle. It was designed to test the upper stage and payload elements of the Diamant orbital launcher. These included fairing jettison, spin-up, release, and ignition of the final stage.
Six launches were used to validate the design and led to the success of the Diamant on its first flight.
The last four launches were made on behalf of CNES to validate payloads for the D1 satellite and carry scientific instruments for the Paris Observatory and Max Planck Institute. It retired in 1967
Designer Notes
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