After its retirement, the Bélier was used as a stage for a family of solid-propellant rockets, including the Centaure, the Dragon, the Dauphin and the Éridan.[6][7]
Versions
Belier I
The first Belier single stage rocket, powered by a Jericho motor.[3]
payload: 30 kg
apogee: 80 km
takeoff thrust: 20.00 kN
takeoff weight: 313 kg
diameter: 0.31 m
length: 4.01 m
fin span: 0.78 m
Belier II
Upgraded Belier single stage rocket, using 'Plastolite' propellant.[4]
payload: 30 kg
apogee: 130 km
takeoff thrust: 21.50 kN
takeoff weight: 352 kg
diameter: 0.31 m
length: 5.90 m
fin span: 0.78 m
Belier III
Upgraded Belier single stage rocket, powered by a Vega motor using 'Isolane' propellant.[5]