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Must use Cesaroni 6GXL motor casing (provided)
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Must use motor compatible with motor casing
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Payload must fit in a 4" diameter tube
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Budget is $500 per rocket, $200 “emergency fund” factored into budget
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4” minimum diameter body tube (provided)
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Minimum apogee is 5000 ft, maximum apogee is 11,000 ft (hard limit, based on URRG FAA waiver, going above this is illegal!)
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1 machined aluminum component
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Max velocity: 0.8 Mach
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Nosecone must be COTS (we have some on hand, others must fit 4" tube)
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Rocket must be dual deployment: Drogue parachute must deploy at or around apogee, Main parachute must deploy 1000-500 feet above ground
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Must have dedicated avionics bay, with flight computer and GPS tracker
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Must use black powder ejection charges
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Must use redundant electronics
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Must have OpenRocket model
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2024
Version 1.5 (pre-release)
Some of the deployed payload requirements may be changed or clarified, but this will give you an idea of what is needed.
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