Paul Bogdanich has a successful L3 cert flight to over 16,000 feet

Paul Bogdanich flew the TelemetryPro tracking system to over 16,000 feet on Oct 18, 2015 at the OROC Rocketober launch held near Brothers Oregon. This was his level-3 certification flight and it was a perfect flight!   It was successfully tracked all the way up and down and safely recovered.  ​

Photo courtesy Paul Bogdanich

​Rocket Name:  "Rocket Dog"
Motor:   M1297 Aerotech
Construction:   4" dia fiberglass air frame

Max altitude:    16,665 feet 
Max velocity:    1.28 Mach
Max acceleration:  17.3 G's
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Descent rate on drogue:  70 feet/sec
Descent rate on main:     18 feet/sec

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​Landing site:  1.06 miles from the launch pad
Total flight time:  5 minutes,  14 seconds

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Kate's Flight Commentary
Press play to listen to the flight commentary delivered by Kate in real time during this flight.

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Launch photos by Gary Goncher

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e-bay photos courtesy Paul Bogdanich

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​The e-bay in Rocket Dog is a unique design.  

It is a machined aluminum can with a built-in shock absorber to help keep the nosecone attached during drogue deployment. Especially at elevated horizontal velocities. 

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Google Earth Flight Trajectory

Red shows the duration of the motor burn.
Blue shows the coast phase.
Yellow shows descent on drogue parachute.
Green shows descent on main parachute.

Download

Download the Google Earth file and you will be able to view the trajectory from any angle. It gives a nice virtual 3D view of the entire flight.

​Note:  You will need to have Google Earth installed on your computer to view the file.

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Flight Summary Report

The TelemetryPro Flight Data Analyzer software automatically generates an extensive flight summary report.  The first page of the flight summary report for this flight is shown here.

The full flight summary report can be downloaded using the button below.

Flight Summary Report

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