UK Rocketry Records at a glance

UKRA General Rocketry Records.

  • The top UKRA verified altitude flight for a UK built HPR or amateur rocket is over 36.274 feet (11056 metres)
  • The top 3 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 21,200 feet (6426 metres)
  • The top 10 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 14,390 feet (4360 metres)
  • The top 20 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 11,600 feet (3515 metres)
  • The top 30 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 9650 feet (2924 metres)
  • The top 40 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 8500 feet (2576 metres)
  • The top 50 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 7400 feet (2242 metres)
  • The top 60 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 6900 feet (2091 metres)
  • The top 70 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 6200 feet (1879 metres)
  • The top 80 UKRA verified altitude flights for UK built HPR or amateur rockets are all over 5250 feet (1591 metres)

  • Highest Altitude

  • The highest verified altitude reached by a UK built HPR or amateur rocket was 36.274 feet (11056 metres), by the "Helen" rocket built by Team SunrIde (univeristy of Sheffield), and launched at Spaceport America, U.S.A. in June 2019
  • The second highest verified altitude reached by a UK built HPR or amateur rocket was 34,579 feet (10,540 metres), by the "Phobos-EAV" rocket built by the MARS Advanced Rocketry Society (MARS), and launched from the Black Rock Desert, U.S.A. in October 2000

  • Highest Altitude in the UK

  • The highest verified altitude reached by a UK built HPR or amateur rocket launched within the UK was 21,213 feet (6428 metres), by the "Uncle Bob" rocket built by Damian Hall of the Wirral Rocketry Society, and launched from SWARM at Folly Gate in Devon in April 2005

  • Highest 2-stage Altitude

  • The highest verified altitude reached by a 2-stage, UK built HPR or amateur rocket was 21,213 feet (6428 metres), by the "Uncle Bob" rocket built by Damian Hall of the Wirral Rocketry Society, and launched from SWARM at Folly Gate in Devon in April 2005

  • Highest Single Stage Altitude

  • The highest verified altitude reached by a single stage UK built HPR or amateur rocket was 36.274 feet (11056 metres), by the "Helen" rocket built by Team SunrIde (univeristy of Sheffield), and launched at Spaceport America, U.S.A. in June 2019.
  • The second highest verified altitude reached by a single stage UK built HPR or amateur rocket was 25,400 feet (7697 metres), by the Deimos-Odyssey rocket built by the MARS Advanced Rocketry Society (MARS), and launched from the Black Rock Desert, U.S.A. in September 2002