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1. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-57758410Prospero: Quest to retrieve 50-year-old UK space debris

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   Jul 8, 2021 · Prospero's mission was to study the space environment. Edinburgh-based rocket company Skyrora is issuing a challenge to find a way to retrieve the Prospero satellite. The object was the...

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   Jul 8, 2021 · Prospero's mission was to study the space environment. Edinburgh-based rocket company Skyrora is issuing a challenge to find a way to retrieve the Prospero satellite. The object was the...

4. www.pressreader.com › uk › bristol-postLive long, Prospero Bristol’s part in space triumph

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   Oct 26, 2021 · Prospero is expected to remain in orbit until about 2070 before falling back to Earth and burning up in the atmosphere – give or take that’s 100 years after launch. Until then, you can see where Prospero is at any time by following the following weblink: www.n2yo. com/?s=5580

5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-14783135Plan to revive 1970s UK satellite - BBC News

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   Sep 5, 2011 · A group of scientists and engineers is working on an ambitious project to revive a unique UK satellite - still in orbit after almost 40 years. When the Prospero spacecraft was launched atop a...

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    Can Skyrora find the Prospero satellite?

    • Edinburgh-based rocket company Skyrora is issuing a challenge to find a way to retrieve the Prospero satellite. The object was the first and only UK spacecraft to be launched on a British rocket, from Australia in 1971. It's defunct now, obviously, but is still circling the globe on an elliptical orbit some 1,000km up.

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    Is Prospero still in orbit?

    • Prospero was blasted into orbit from the remote Woomera base in the Australian desert. It turns out, the satellite is still up there. Carrying a series of experiments to investigate the effects of the space environment, the satellite operated successfully until 1973 and was contacted annually until 1996.

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    When was Prospero launched?

    • When the Prospero spacecraft was launched atop a Black Arrow rocket on 28 October 1971, it marked the end of an era. A very short era. Prospero was the first UK satellite to be launched on a UK launch vehicle; it would also be the last. Ministers had cancelled the rocket project in the run up to the flight.

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    Was Prospero a false dawn for Britain's space efforts?

    • The company held a reception on Wednesday evening to discuss ideas. This took place at the inaugural UK Space-Comm Expo, which is being staged this week at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Hampshire. Prospero and its launch rocket, Black Arrow, represented something of a false dawn for Britain's space efforts.

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    What happened to Prospero?

    • The company has already recovered part of the Black Arrow vehicle that placed Prospero in orbit. This fell back to Australia in the course of the mission where it languished for decades in the Outback until the firm had it shipped home and put on display.

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    Why was Prospero cancelled?

    • Prospero was the first UK satellite to be launched on a UK launch vehicle; it would also be the last. Ministers had cancelled the rocket project in the run up to the flight. However, as the Black Arrow was ready, the programme team decided to go-ahead anyway. Prospero was blasted into orbit from the remote Woomera base in the Australian desert.

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