Characteristics,Construction, Recovery

Initial design criteria 5,280 ft Carry a student payload National CanSat program No bigger than a 12 fl oz soda can Mass no greater than 1 kg USLI requires a dual deployment recovery

Characteristics Electronics in nose cone Air brake system Three fin design

Construction G10 fiberglass Motor K560W by Aerotech 2,560 Newton seconds (thrust)x(burn time) 120 lbs of thrust 4.5 seconds of burn time

Flight Profile 5 phases Boost phase Coast phase Deployment of drogue chute at apogee Initial decent rate Approximately 60 ft/sec Deployment of main chute at 500 ft Slows approximately to less than 20 ft/sec Close and intact recovery

Boost Phase

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Rocket Center of Pressure Calculation