Mélanie (rocket)

Mélanie is a French solid rocket motor, 16 cm in diameter, initially used as first stage of the Monica rocket.^[1][2][3]

There are two versions, Mélanie and "2Mélanie" (exact name unknown) :^[4]

Stage / Engine	Length (mm)	Diameter (mm)	Propellant mass (kg)	Total impulse (daNs)	Burning time (s)
Melanie	1065	160	15	3100	5
"2Melanie"	2170	160	30	6200	5

The first version was used on Monica I, II and IVA; while the improved "2Melanie", with twice the propellant, was used on Monica III, IVB and V.^[4]

Melanie was later used in several ATEF and ONERA rockets.^[5][3] In the ONERA rockets, such as Daniel,^[3] Antarès and Berenice,^[3] Melanie was placed inside a 22 cm diameter cylindrical housing. This version delivered a total impulse of 48 kN.s with about 22 kilograms of propellant.

See also

• Bèrènice
• Antarès (OPd-56-39-22D)
• Veronique (rocket)
• French space program