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This is a list of rockets used
by ASA for research purposes. The
A-1/4 and A-1/2 vehicles were used primarily to test the capabilities of our avionics
systems, which have entailed downlinking live video and data from the rocket
and sending commands to the rocket in-flight.
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A-1/4 Specifications and
Performance (more)
- Engine: Solid rocket motor,
class J through L
- Min weight at lift-off: 15
lbs
- Length: 10 ft
- Diameter: 4 in
- Payload Capacity: Up to 6 pounds, ASA’s largest
to date was 4.3 pounds.
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A-1/2 Specifications and
Performance (more)
- Engine: Solid rocket motor,
class L through O
- Minimum weight at lift-off:
58 lbs.
- Length: 20 ft
- Diameter: 7.5 in
- Payload Capacity: Up to 50+ pounds, ASA’s
largest to date was 15.1 pounds.
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A-1 Specifications and
Performance (more)
This vehicle was the design test
bed for what turned into next year’s Aerospace Systems Engineering
program. The main project for that
program will be integrating the 2000lb thrust motor liquid rocket motor the
students are building this year into the A-1/2 rocket body.
The A-1 rocket will be the
logical big brother to next year’s ASE program, using a much larger
rocket motor and rocket body:
- Engine: 14000 lb thrust
(sea level) Lox/Kerosene motor
- Weight at lift-off: 2500 lb
- Length: 45 ft
- Diameter: 18 in
- Time in Zero-G: Up to 5 min
- Payload Capacity: Up to 100 lb
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