SpinLaunch Announces New Success in Trials.During the 10th successful launch, the company launched for the first time
The test was carried out at Spaceport America inNew Mexico September 27th. The current launch is part of the company's comprehensive program to test how scientific payloads and satellites will handle the overloads they will experience during launch.
Before launch, the payload rotates aroundsuborbital accelerator of the company with an acceleration of 10,000 g. After gaining the required speed, the accelerator throws them into the sky. The SpinLaunch report notes that the latest flight demonstrated that the satellite components used are "compatible with the company's launch environment."
Test run payload. Image: SpinLaunch
SpinLaunch revealed few specific detailsabout the test flight, although he said its trajectory was similar to its previous tests, which flew at 9,150m. Back in May, the company added an optical payload to its launch system to record its test flights in first person. The collected data will be analyzed by the company's specialists together with the test partners.
The first flight tests of SpinLaunch took place inNovember 2021, and the company has been developing the entire system since 2015. The test suborbital booster used in these tests is a prototype with a diameter of 33 m for a future full-size 100-meter facility. The company plans to complete its creation by 2026.
Scheme of the structure of the installation for orbital launch. Image: SpinLaunch
Circular accelerator is activatedan electric drive that uses a mechanical arm to move payloads in a circle to achieve incredibly high speeds. They then fire their payload through a launch tube into space.
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