LOX/Ethanol biprop liquid rocket

Описание: Flight test of Prospector 18D at FAR.
(Im just a spectator not a team member)

The rocket is powered by a LOX/Ethanol bi-propellant rocket motor.
The motor delivered 4500 lbf or 20 kNewton thrust for 12 seconds.
Total impuse was approximately 54,000 Lbf-sec or 240,000 N-sec.
Four 4" cube shaped satellites were flown and recovered.

P-18 is the latest in a series of Garvey/CSLUB test vehicles
that are establishing the foundation for an operational nano-sat
(small satellite) launch vehicle.

For more pictures see http://www.spiegl.org/rocket02/far02


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