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'''Black Arrow''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[satellite]] [[carrier rocket]], based on the [[Black Knight (rocket)|Black Knight]] and [[Blue Streak]] rockets. It was the first, and as of January 2007, only British rocket capable of placing a satellite into orbit. It was responsible for [[Britain]]'s first indigenous satellite launch, [[Prospero X-3]], on [[28 October]] [[1971]], and was retired immediatly after the launch. Black Arrow was the brainchild of British engineer [[John Scott-Scott]]. It was developed by the [[Royal Aircraft Establishment]] and built by [[Saunders-Roe]] on the [[Isle of Wight]]. Its [[rocket engine|engines]] were tested at [[The Needles]] before being launched at [[Woomera, South Australia|Woomera]] in [[Australia]]. The rocket used [[hydrogen peroxide]] oxidizer with [[RP-1]] fuel.
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