Payload 11 Information
Payload Flight Number:
Institution:
Payload Title:
Investigaton of a Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) Rocket Engine Nozzle
Student Leader:
Faculty Advisor:
Payload class:
Large
Payload ID Number:
11
Mass:
< 10 kg
Current:
<2.5 A
Serial Downlink:
Yes
Analog Downlink:
?
Serial Commands:
?
Discrete Commands:
?
Payload Specification & Integration Plan
Due:
Delivered:
Payload Integration Certification
Scheduled:
Actual:
Flight Operation Plan
Due:
Delivered:
Final Flight / Science Report
Due:
Delivered:
Abstract:
The payload is designed to compare the performance characteristics of an optimized aerospike altitude compensating nozzle with a conventional bell shaped nozzle as a function of altitude. A small quantity of compressed nitrogen gas will be discharged through each nozzle and the resulting thrust force will be measured by compression type load cells. Various performance coefficients will be computed from the collected data and compared to theoretical predictions.
Monthly Briefings:
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