There is an amateur rocket group in Australia called Ausroc. In 1989 they launched their first rocket, a liquid fueled rocket based upon a modified Pacific Rocket Society design. This rocket, called Ausroc I was launched on 9 Feb. 1989 from the army proving ground at Puckapunyal. The flight lasted one minute, reaching 3 km in altitude and 161 m/s. The group is now preparing to launch an all Australian rocket from Woomera (which has previously put 2 satellites into orbit). Ausroc is also working on a third liquid fueled rocket called Ausroc III. The specifications for Ausroc II are: Length 5600 mm Propellant mass 89 kg Diameter 258 mm Fueled mass 219 kg Fin tip distance 858 mm Mass ratio 0.41 Fin length 500 mm Sensors 2 accelerometers Fin width 300 mm 3 pressure transducer Nose length 500 mm 1 temperature transducer Thrust 9810 N 1 CCD monochrome video camera Burn time 20 s Transmitter frequency 444 MHz Specific impulse 2305 m/s Transmitter power 10 W Fuel kerosene Electronics 8051 microprocessor Fuel mass 30 kg 8 channel input/output Fuel volume 38 l 10 bit A/D converter Oxidiser LOX Memory 1 Mbyte EPROM Oxidiser mass 59 kg Power supply 2 dry lithium battery packs Oxidiser volume 16 l Launch guide rail 10 m Pressurisation gas Helium Launch angle 70 degrees Tank pressure 20 MPa Expected apogee 11.3 km Gas bottle volume 16 l Expected range 25.5 km Dry mass 130 kg