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Streak

completedLaunch 2005-037
Launched 9/23/2005LEOService CGSat SSO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
STP-R1
retired
Technology Demonstration
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
9/23/2005
Launch ID
2005-037
Launch Profile
Sat SSO O
Service Type
CG
Customer Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Air Force
Launch Vehicle
Minotaur I
Launch Site
Commercial Space Launch Facility, California Spaceport, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Technology Demonstration 1
Track
Mentions
27
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

The NASA rover's right navigation camera recorded images showing a streak of light against the backdrop of space.

CapabilityValue 2.0Oct 9, 2025Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near Mars

Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb stated that the object is much smaller than the 31,000-mile streak might suggest.

GeneralValue 1.5Oct 9, 2025Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near Mars

If the ISS's occupied streak ends, the Tiangong will take over as the longest continually inhabited space station, having been occupied for around four years.

GeneralValue 3.0Sep 26, 2025NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030

SAST achieved a perfect streak of launches with 26 successful attempts since May 2019.

GrowthValue 2.0Jan 7, 2025China Space in 2024: A Review

The Blue Streak was later considered as the first stage for unidentified civilian launch vehicles to make use of the £70 million already spent on its development.

FinancialPlanValue 2.8Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Blue Streak IRBM was canceled as a military project before any test flights occurred, primarily due to cost increases.

PlanFinancialValue 4.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

Testing of Blue Streak in support of the Europa program occurred at Spadeadam, and some components were shipped to Woomera in Australia for launches.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Blue Streak was to be replaced by the US-developed Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt air-launched ballistic missile, which was itself canceled in late 1962.

PlanGeneralValue 3.7Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

Rolls-Royce developed an 'anglicized' version of the Rocketdyne S-3 engine, known as the RZ-2, specifically for Blue Streak.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The underground launchers for Blue Streak were designed to be constructed predominantly from concrete and include a steel Faraday cage for electromagnetic pulse protection.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Blue Streak IRBM was equipped with fuel tanks that had a uniform skin thickness of 0.019 inches and were reinforced with stringers.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Blue Streak Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) was developed to provide an independent nuclear deterrence capability for the British Isles.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Blue Streak launch system was designed to allow rapid response to incoming missiles, requiring massive underground launchers.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

Each Blue Streak underground launcher required as much concrete as about 10 to 20 miles of divided highway.

CapabilityValue 2.2Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The design of Blue Streak IRBM was completed in 1957, and the first Blue Streak flight occurred on June 5, 1964.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Blue Streak Satellite Launch Vehicle (BSSLV), also known as Black Prince, was proposed using Blue Streak as the first stage and Black Knight as the second stage.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Mk-II Aurora’s climb time to 20 km beat the previous record held by a highly modified F-15 'Streak Eagle' from the 1970s by 4.2 seconds.

CapabilityValue 2.4Nov 18, 2024Dawn Aerospace achieves historic flight – breaks sound barrier + global records

The Blue Streak IRBM's final planned test flight, F11, was canceled due to budgetary reasons.

PlanFinancialValue 4.0Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The first successful Blue Streak test flights were completed in March 1965, following adjustments to the autopilot gains.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission

The Blue Streak development was canceled in April 1960 before reaching its full potential as an IRBM.

PlanValue 2.8Nov 18, 2024Blue Streak: Missile in search of a mission
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