英国的空间活动始于1959年。截止今年为止共发射了12颗卫星,成功9颗,失败3颗。其中只有一颗是用自己造的黑箭火箭发射的,其余都采用美国火箭发射。此外,英国还研制并发射了14枚“云雀”探空火箭。英国20年来的空间活动主要是以研制“羚羊”科学卫星系列为主。其目的在于研究电离层无线电噪声、低频无线电波,测量宇宙线、X射线和轨道上的电子温度等。该系列共发射了6颗。第一颗羚 British space activities began in 1959. As of this year, a total of 12 satellites were launched, with 9 successes and 3 failed. Only one of them was fired by a black-arrow rocket made by itself, and the rest were launched by a U.S. rocket. In addition, the United Kingdom also developed and launched 14 “Skylark” sounding rockets. Over the past 20 years, the United Kingdom has mainly focused on the development of the “Antelopes” scientific satellite series. Its purpose is to study ionospheric radio noise, low frequency radio waves, measurement of cosmic rays, electron temperatures on X-rays and orbits. The series fired a total of six. First antelope