Black Prince

Three Stage Launch Vehicle (Concept)

Background

Black Prince was a proposed British-led satellite expendable launch system. It would have made heavy use of the preceding Blue Streak missile and the Black Knight test rocket development programmes, as well as some new elements, to produce a British-built launcher capable of deploying medium-sized payloads into orbit. Popularly known as the Black Prince due to its assigned rainbow code, in official documentation, the platform was referred to as the Blue Streak Satellite Launch Vehicle (BSSLV).

Build Guide

Third Stage

• Blue Lagoon "Waxwing" Solid Rocket Motor

Second Stage

• Black Arrow Size 0 Decoupler
• Black Arrow Size 0.5 Fairing Base
• Black Arrow Size 0.5 fuel Tank C
• Black Arrow Gamma-2 Rocket Engine

First Stage

• Black Arrow Size 1 Decoupler
• Blue Streak Size 1.5 to Size 1 Adapter A
• Blue Streak Size 1.5 Fuel Tank A
• Blue Streak Size 1.5 Fuel Tank C (Baloon)
• Blue Streak Size 1.5 Fuel Tank C (Reinforced)
• Blue Streak Size 1.5 Engine Mount
  • 2 x Blue Streak RZ-2 Rocket Engine