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#520
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jcm
on 04 Mar, 2010 12:49
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Novosti Kosmonavtiki is reporting the launch of a Sineva missile from the K-114 Tula
submarine in the Barents sea at 0450 UTC on Mar 4.
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#521
by
Olaf
on 04 Mar, 2010 19:23
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#522
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 04 Mar, 2010 21:14
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ISRO Successful flight testing of advanced sounding rocket (Scramjet)
Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the flight testing of its new generation high performance sounding rocket today (March 3, 2010) at 08.30 Hrs, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR.
Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV-D01), weighing 3 tonnes at lift-off is the heaviest sounding rocket ever developed by ISRO. It carried a passive scramjet engine combustor module as a test bed for demonstration of Air- Breathing propulsion technology.
During the flight, the vehicle successfully dwelled for 7 seconds in the desired conditions of Mach number (6 + 0.5) and dynamic pressure (80 + 35 kPa). These conditions are required for a stable ignition of active scramjet engine combustor module planned in the next flight of ATV.
The successful flight testing of ATV-D01 is a step ahead towards the advanced technology initiative taken up by ISRO in the area of Air- Breathing propulsion.
http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Mar03_2010 photo credit: ISRO (accompanied press release)
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#523
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jcm
on 04 Mar, 2010 21:18
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The NASA launch team must have got back from their San Nicolas Island trip, as the Blue Book has been updated with:
NASA 36.250DR Feb 4 at 0803:07Z
NASA 36.251DR Feb 12 at 0531:20Z
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#524
by
John Charles
on 06 Mar, 2010 21:53
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Apologies in advance from an intermittent lurker...
Can someone point me to a convenient way to calculate the max altitude and max velocity of a sounding rocket, given the initial weight, empty weight, burn time and thrust?
I am curious to calculate the maximum altitude and speed of the X-15 if it launched vertically off the ground.
Thanks!
John Charles
Houston, Texas
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#525
by
William Graham
on 20 Mar, 2010 17:51
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A Prithvi was launched at around 04:40 GMT on 15 March, it was intended to reach space but failed due to an apparent guidance problem.
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#526
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 24 Mar, 2010 11:40
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NASA has scheduled a rocket launch on Saturday from the Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island.
The launch is scheduled to happen between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. with backup dates between March 28 and April 2.
The Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket will carry two cubesats developed by university students in Kentucky and California, according to a NASA news release. The flight’s main goal is to test the Improved Malemute rocket motor.
Residents in the Wallops area will be able to see the launch, which will be webcast, the release says.
Normally I dont copy entire articles, but this one was pretty short:
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/nasa-planning-rocket-launch-saturday-wallops-facility
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#527
by
jacqmans
on 26 Mar, 2010 16:58
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ESA's Maxus-8 sounding rocket was launched today from Kiruna in northern Sweden carrying four microgravity research modules on a hectic 12-minute space voyage. The ultimate results may include improved turbine blades for aircraft engines.
Read more here:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMNVY8I77G_index_0.html
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#528
by
Olaf
on 27 Mar, 2010 17:21
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#529
by
Olaf
on 27 Mar, 2010 21:13
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NASA has scheduled a rocket launch on Saturday from the Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island.
The launch is scheduled to happen between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. with backup dates between March 28 and April 2.
The Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket will carry two cubesats developed by university students in Kentucky and California, according to a NASA news release. The flight’s main goal is to test the Improved Malemute rocket motor.
Residents in the Wallops area will be able to see the launch, which will be webcast, the release says.
The launch occurded today.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/news/TerrierImpMalemute.html
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#530
by
Lewis007
on 29 Mar, 2010 07:14
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#531
by
Olaf
on 29 Mar, 2010 16:21
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#532
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 30 Mar, 2010 00:43
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#533
by
robertross
on 12 Apr, 2010 23:47
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#534
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 05 May, 2010 01:09
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Black Brant IX from WSMR 5/3/10
36.258 UE Black Brant IX was launched from White Sands Missile Range, NM on May 3, 2010. The purpose of this mission is to provide a calibration underflight for the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Thomas Woods/University of Colorado.
http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/#
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#535
by
Yeknom-Ecaps
on 05 May, 2010 01:18
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Per Clark Lindsey web page:
A video of today's UP Aerospace launch of educational payloads at Spaceport America:
The booster and payload have all been recovered.
The vehicle reached 70 miles (113 km).
From UP Aerospace web page:
Space Launch - May 4 at 6:41AM MT - UP Aerospace Successfully flies the SpaceLoft XL rocket vehicle to space, over 350,000 feet, and recovers the payloads in perfect condition.
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#536
by
Lewis007
on 06 May, 2010 06:49
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#537
by
Lewis007
on 19 May, 2010 08:27
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#538
by
osiossim
on 24 May, 2010 07:22
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Any information about today's Taiwanese suborbital launch for ionospheric research from Yi Peng launch site?
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#539
by
jcm
on 24 May, 2010 13:36
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Any information about today's Taiwanese suborbital launch for ionospheric research from Yi Peng launch site?
Are you referring to the launch on May 5? Sounding Rocket VII reached an altitude of 287 km.
I'm not aware of a launch today.