Daniel (rocket)

Daniel (OPD-220-ADX) is the designation for a French experimental rocket, a precursor to the Israeli Jericho ballistic missile.^[1][2]

Daniel

Function	Experimental rocket
Manufacturer	ONERA
Country of origin	France
Size
Height	8.4 m (28 ft)
Diameter	0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Mass	1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
Stages	3
Associated rockets
Derivative work	Jericho (missile)
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	CERES - Ile de Levant
Total launches	3
Success(es)	3
First stage – SPRAN-50
Height	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Diameter	0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Gross mass	400 kg (880 lb)
Burn time	5.6 s
Second stage – Jericho
Third stage – Melanie
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Diameter	0.16 m (6.3 in)
Empty mass	10 kg (22 lb)
Gross mass	32 kg (71 lb)
Propellant mass	22 kg (49 lb)
Maximum thrust	11.10 kN (2,500 lbf)
Specific impulse	227 seconds (2.23 km/s)
Burn time	4.4 s
Propellant	Solid

Description

It consisted of 3 stages: a SPRAN-50 first stage, a Jericho second stage and a Mélanie third stage.^[3] Daniel was capable of reaching a maximum altitude of 130 km and had a takeoff weight of 1000 kg, a diameter of 0.40 m and a length of 8.40 m^[1]

Launches

Daniel was launched three times between 1959 and 1961 by ONERA from Centre d'Essais et de Recherches d'Engins Speciaux - Ile de Levant.^[4][2]

Daniel launches^[2][4]

Date	Mission	Apogee
1959 January 27	Atmosphere radioactivity	127 km (78 mi)
1961 October 5	Test / aeronomy mission	130 km (80 mi)
1961 October 9	Test / aeronomy mission	130 km (80 mi)

See also

• ONERA
• Bérénice