Rocket Archives

THE RYERSON ROCKET

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2022

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THE RYERSON ROCKET ✦ 2022 ✦

The Ryerson Rocket

2022

  • Length: 8 ft 10 In.
    Inner Diameter: 6 In
    Outer Diameter: 6.11 In

  • Motor: Cesaroni Pro98
    Avg Thrust: 1562.0 N

  • Houses fluid compression tester integrated into the nosecone of the rocket. The payload is 8.8 lbs and carries 4 different fluids.

  • Apogee: 31896 ft
    Max Thrust: 1805.2 N
    Total Impulse: 5342 Ns
    Burn Time: 3.42 s

  • The rocket was launched successfully at SA Cup 2022, however it was not recovered.

NORTHERN LIGHTNING

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2019

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NORTHERN LIGHTNING ✦ 2019 ✦

Northern Lightning

2019

  • Length: 113 In 
    Outer Diameter: 6 In
    Dry Mass: 49.9 lbs
    Wet Mass: 74.7 lbs

  • Motor: Cesaroni O3400
    Motor Mass: 16.842 Kg
    Propellent Mass: 10.93 Kg
    Avg Thrust: 3416.7 N

  • A magnetic damping system designed to reduce the maximum acceleration experienced by an inner payload.

    The inner payload consists of a simple microcontroller, SD card, and accelerometers needed to measure the performance of the damping system.

  • Apogee: 30,000 ft.
    Max Thrust: 4750.3 N
    Total Impulse: 21062 Ns.
    Burn Time: 6.16 s

  • The rocket was launched and recovered successfully at 2019 SA Cup.

THE ARCTIC THUNDER

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2018

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THE ARCTIC THUNDER ✦ 2018 ✦

THE ARCTIC THUNDER

2018

  • Length: 10 ft 10 In
    Loaded Mass: 85 lbs

  • Motor: Cesaroni O3400
    Avg Thrust: 768 lbs
    Propellent Type: Solid
    Max Velocity: Mach 1.69

  • Houses a magnetic damping system calibrated to absorb the internal loads from the launch acceleration. The system uses 48 Neodymium Magnets to provide adequate magnetic damping.

  • Apogee: 30,000 ft
    Total Impulse: 4735 lbs.s
    Burn Time: 6.16 s
    Load Factor: 14 Gs

  • The rocket was launched and 
    recovered successfully at the 2018 SA Cup.

    The Arctic Thunder secured 2nd place in the Space Dynamics Laboratory Payload Challenge.

THE RAM JET

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2017

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THE RAM JET ✦ 2017 ✦

THE RAM JET

2017

  • Length: 129 In
    Loaded Weight: 62 lbs

  • Propellent Type: Solid
    Motor: Cesaroni N2850
    Avg Thrust: 2843 N
    Max Speed: Mach 1.3

  • Payload houses S.A.M (Shock Absorption Module)

  • Apogee: 19,100 ft
    Total Impulse: 22,712 Ns
    Burn Time: 4.6 s

  • The rocket was launched and recovered successfully at 2017 SA Cup.

    The Ram Jet secured 2nd place in the 30K COTS Category.

ATOMIC MOOSE

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2016

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ATOMIC MOOSE ✦ 2016 ✦

ATOMIC MOOSE

2016

  • Length: 10 ft 3 In
    Loaded Weight: 51.6 lbs
    Empty Weight: 37.7 lbs

  • Propellent Type: Solid
    Max Speed: 657.7 MPH
    Max Speed: Mach 0.87

  • Houses R.O.G.E.R 2 Rover. ROGER 2 is a miniature experimental rover equipped with a live first-person video feed and two robotic arms.

  • Apogee: 10,800 ft

    A Weather balloon is used as a primary 
    communication method between the rocket, the rover payload, and the ground station.

  • The rocket was launched and recovered successfully at IREC 2016. 

SONIC BEAVER

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2015

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SONIC BEAVER ✦ 2015 ✦

SONIC BEAVER

2015

  • Length: 12 ft
    Diameter: 6 In
    Loaded Weight: 69.6 lbs
    Empty Weight: 8.7 lbs

  • Propellent Type: Solid
    Max Speed: 657.7 MPH
    Max Speed: Mach 0.87

  • Payload Weight: 10 lbs

    Houses R.O.G.E.R. 1 and I.L.L.S

  • Apogee: 10,500 ft
    Max Thrust: 3983.0 N
    Total Impulse: 9994 Ns
    Burn Time: 2.92 s

  • The rocket was launched and recovered successfully at IREC 2015.