\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> October 28, 1971
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Woomera, Australia
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Black Arrow
\<COLOUR 1> ORBIT: \<COLOUR 0> 547/1,582 km
\<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> 26-faced polyhedron, 70 cm long, 112 cm across
\<COLOUR 1> WEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 66 kg
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> Great Britain
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Also known as X-3, the first and only British satellite launched by a British launch vehicle, Britain becoming the sixth country to achieve this feat.