The SpinLaunch company for the first time showed video footage of a mock-up rocket launched from a centrifuge accelerator.
SpinLaunch released an onboard video of the mockuprocket, which took off from a centrifuge accelerator at a launch speed of 1609 km/h or Mach 1.3. The 3-meter-long test ship was launched into the sky on April 22. Although no altitude data was available for this launch, the previous launch vehicle reached approximately 9,150 m.
The dizzying footage briefly shows the inside of the launch chamber before the projectile bursts from the top of the launch tube and the ground begins to recede at great speed.
SpinLaunch launch system accelerateslaunch vehicles to enormous speeds in a vacuum chamber using electric motors. After the centrifuge spins, the locking mechanism in the boom releases the rocket, and it flies out through the hole in the chamber at a speed of about 2.2 km/s. Ultimately, SpinLaunch plans to be able to launch rockets at speeds of Mach 6 (7,350 kph) and higher. This will lift the vehicles to about the same height as traditional first-stage rockets. An alternative launch system would not only reduce the cost of space missions, but also their environmental impact.
It is worth noting that the SpinLaunch launchernot intended for manned spacecraft. The fact is that the overloads of the launch vehicle will be too strong, up to 10,000 g and higher. And people can hardly withstand acceleration of only 9 g for several seconds. And that's not to mention the heat generated by hypersonic flight in thick, low-altitude air. SpinLaunch is only suitable for specially prepared payloads.
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