Kuwait Space Rocket (KSR)
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded 📆 | January 2018 |
| Founder 👔 | Naser Ashknani, Suleiman Al-Fuhaid |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Fahad Al-Fahad |
| Members | 3 |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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The Kuwait Space Rocket (KSR) is a Kuwaiti project to build and launch the first suborbital liquid bi-propellant rocket in Arabia.[1] The project is intended to be the first step towards starting a space industry in the country and a launch service provider in the GCC region. The project is divided into two phases with two separate vehicles. An initial testing phase with KSR-1 as a test vehicle capable of reaching an altitude of 8 km (5.0 mi) and a more expansive suborbital test phase with the KSR-2 planned to fly to an altitude of 100 km (62 mi).[2]
History
The project began in January 2018 for conceptual design and planning. The team started the fabrication of KSR-1 in early 2019, and as of January 2020, KSR-1 was fully built.[3]
KSR-1
KSR-1 is a vertically-launched single-stage rocket. It uses a liquid bi-propellant rocket engine burning methanol as fuel and nitrous oxide as the oxidizer. KSR-1 is intended to be a test vehicle for the development of KSR-2, the goal of which is to reach space. As such, all the major components and technologies that are expected to be used in KSR-2 are present in KSR-1. The main components of KSR-1 are the engine—consisting of the injector, nozzle, and cooling jacket— with fuel and oxidizer tanks, a nitrogen gas tank, and various valves and pressure regulators.[4]
| Section | Mass (kg) |
|---|---|
| Dry mass | 12[citation needed] |
| Nitrous oxide mass | 3.2[citation needed] |
| Methanol mass | 0.8[citation needed] |
| Total propellant mass | 4[citation needed] |
| Total vehicle mass | 16[citation needed] |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chamber pressure | 3100 kPa |
| Exit pressure | 94 kPa |
| Momentum thrust | 520.1 N |
| Nozzle exit velocity | 2213 m/s |
| Burn rate | 16.8 s |
| Oxidizer mass flow rate | 0.19 kg/s |
| Fuel mass flow rate | 0.047 kg/s |
KSR-1 Development Process
Engine Fabrication
The KSR-1 engine was built locally in Kuwait and it utilizes a pressure fed cycle. The engine utilizes the nitrous not only as an oxidizer but as a cooling agent that flows around the nozzle and back into the injector again.[5]
Cold Flow Testing
The KSR team performed cold flow testing in October 2019 to verify the engine's flow rate and plumbing.
Static Testing
KSR performed static testing of the Injector in November 2019.
Structural Assembly
The KSR-1 was fully assembled and presented at the Kuwait Aviation Show 2020.[6]
KSR-2
KSR-2 is a planned liquid bi-propellant suborbital launch vehicle. It is the second installment of the KSR Rocket Family, composed of a single-stage, fueled by nitrous oxide and methanol. KSR-2 will have a total length of 4 m, a diameter of 0.4 m and a total mass of 591 kg; its apogee will be around 100 km.
References
- ↑ Al-Otaibi, Nadia (2018-09-24). "Kuwaiti youth eager to put country on space exploration map". KUNA. Retrieved 14 February 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ناصر أشكناني لـ"السياسة": صاروخ فضائي كويتي يضعنا في الدول المتقدمة". السياسة جريدة كويتية يومية | Al SEYASSAH Newspaper (in العربية). Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ↑ "بالفيديو الكويت تطلق أول صاروخ فضائي محلي الصنع بعد عامين". Alanba (in العربية). Retrieved 2020-02-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Kuwait Rocket". Kuwait Rocket. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ↑ الحافظ, أحمد (28 December 2019). "شباب كويتيون يستعدون لإطلاق أول صاروخ فضائي". AlQabas (in العربية). Retrieved 16 February 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "News – Kuwait Aviation Show 2020". Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
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