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According to the latest status and weather reports, the danish amateur rocket group Copenhagen Suborbitals [1] is still go for a sea launch of one or both of its two-stage SMARAGD hybrid rockets in the expected launch window Friday, July 27 at 08 to 12 UTC [2].
The first launch will be SMARAGD-1, where the second stage will be loaded with a reduced amount of fuel to test stage separation, is expected reach an altitude of around 8 km. If the launch of SMARAGD-1 is successful, SMARAGD-2 will be launched with a full fuel load for an expected maximum altitude of 20-25 km. A nice video presentation of the SMARAGD rocket made by the CS group can be found on youtube [3].
The event is expected to be covered by a live transmission on livestream [4] and I will post relevant news to this thread as the event proceeds.
[1] http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/
[2] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/rocketshop
[3]
[4] http://www.livestream.com/csscph
The first launch will be SMARAGD-1, where the second stage will be loaded with a reduced amount of fuel to test stage separation, is expected reach an altitude of around 8 km. If the launch of SMARAGD-1 is successful, SMARAGD-2 will be launched with a full fuel load for an expected maximum altitude of 20-25 km. A nice video presentation of the SMARAGD rocket made by the CS group can be found on youtube [3].
The event is expected to be covered by a live transmission on livestream [4] and I will post relevant news to this thread as the event proceeds.
[1] http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/
[2] http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/rocketshop
[3]
[4] http://www.livestream.com/csscph
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