Demonstrator 3
Demonstrator 3 is suborbital launch vehicle designed by the ARCA Space Corporation in order to test in-flight an aerospike engine technology[1]. It is scheduled to launch in 2018.
Description[edit]
Demonstrator 3 is single stage suborbital launch vehicle. It is 10m (33ft) tall[2]. Rocket is made entirely of composite materials, which, according to the ARCA, is 1.5 times lighter than aluminium[3]. Vehicle's propulsion consist of a single pressure-fed linear Aerospike engine, fueled by 70% hydrogen peroxide[4].
Specification[5][edit]
| Demonstrator 3 | |
|---|---|
| Height | 10m |
| Diameter | 0.7m |
| Empty mass | 120kg |
| Launch mass | 2240kg |
| Total thrust in vacuum | 55.86kN |
| Total thrust at sea level | 40.18kN |
| Engine | |
| Thrust in vacuum | 55.86kN |
| Thrust at sea level | 40.18kN |
| Chamber pressure | 16 barg |
| Propellant flow rate | 44kg/s |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Demonstrator 3 | ARCA". www.arcaspace.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Demonstrator 3 Specs | ARCA". www.arcaspace.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Demonstrator 3 Features | ARCA". www.arcaspace.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Demonstrator 3 Specs | ARCA". www.arcaspace.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ↑ "Demonstrator 3 Specs | ARCA". www.arcaspace.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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