Phoenix IV

Launched at IREC in 2022

Specifications

Height: 6,997 ft

Diameter: 6in

Engine: M-class (1,151 - 2,302  lbf·s)

Maximum Velocity: TBD

Expected Apogee: 10,000 ft

Recovery System: Dual event

Purpose

Phoenix IV was our first 10,000ft class competition rocket! The purpose of the rocket was to deliver a payload of scientific merit at 10,000 ft, and recover the rocket successfully. Work on this rocket began in fall 2021 and ended spring 2022 at the IREC competition. The first test launch was April 2022 and we launched at the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition in June 2022.

Launches

St Albans VT (04/2022): L875 Aerotech motor

Truth or Consequences NM (07/2022): M1340 Aerotech motor 

Documentation