Tag: SRBs
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China debuts Chang Zheng 6A, teases more variants
China successfully debuted one of its new generation vehicles on Tuesday when the Chang Zheng 6A successfully lifted off at 09:50 UTC (5:50 am EDT) from a brand new launch pad at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC). The rocket lifted the Pujiang-2 satellite and the Tiankun-2 payload to a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). This is…
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Solid rocket stages and how they perform mission-precise orbit insertions
Most rocket launches culminate with liquid-fueled upper stage engines turning off at exactly the precise millisecond a host of parameters — such as flight path angle, orbital inclination, apogee, and perigee — are all met simultaneously. So then how do solid propellant upper stages like those used on the Antares, Pegasus, and Minotaur fleets from…