[AR] Re: JAXA SS-520 to orbit with a picosat
- From: Nathan Bergey <nathan.bergey@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 10:11:16 -0700
180 x 1500 km orbit?
If that is a limitation of the launch vehicle, it seems to be of limited
utility. :/
That is correct, though note that is a "technology demonstrator"
launch. It's only intended to fly once to show off some of the
techniques in building a tiny orbital launch vehicle. There is no
intention for this to be an operational launch vehicle.
The upper stage is solid, and I didn't see anything about a motor
cutoff system, so the actual orbit it reaches is uncertain. You could
imagine adding a more precise orbital injection system (IMU-informed
motor cutoff) to the last stage and making a more useful system. But
that's not what this flight is about.
L-1 week!
-Nathan
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