Result of the TR-1A rocket development
Abstract
As a part of the space utilization activities in Japan, a small rocket for microgravity experiments has been developed. It is a single-staged solid propellant rocket called TR-1A, which is able to carry payloads up to 750 kilograms along a suborbital flight path, with the experiment period of more than 6 minutes. The TR-1A rocket has been developed with the existing technology, though the control system was newly introduced and the recovery system was scaled-up from that of predecessors in Japan. The TR-1A payload section is watertight and to be recovered on the sea, which enables re-use of onboard instruments. Thus, the TR-1A rocket is not only challenging, but also an effective means of space experiments. The first flight of the TR-1A was successfully carried out on Sept. 16, 1991. The next two flights are planned for 1992-1993; some future applications are also studied.
- Publication:
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Space Technology and Science
- Pub Date:
- 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992spte.symp.1191M
- Keywords:
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- Aerodynamics;
- Flight Tests;
- Launch Vehicles;
- Payloads;
- Recoverable Launch Vehicles;
- Solid Propellant Rocket Engines;
- Control Systems Design;
- Microgravity;
- Mission Planning;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles