RX (rocket family)
Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space's solid fuel rockets are classified as "RX" (Roket Eksperimental), followed by their diameter in millimeters. For example, the RX-100 has a diameter of 100 mm.[1]
Rocket engines
This family is composed by:[2]
- RX-75
- RX-100 (Diameter of 110 mm length of 1900 mm mass of 30 kg and length of 1900 mm. Functions: to test rocket payload subsystems. Propellant type: solid-composite Fuel time: 2.5 seconds, Flight time: 70 seconds Maximum speed: Mach 1. Range: 11 km, 7000m altitude, Payload: Diagnostic,: GPS, altitude meter, gyro, 3-axis accelerometer, CPU processor and battery.)
- RX-150
- RX-250 (part of RX-250-LPN) (Gross mass 300 kg, height 5.30 m, diameter 0.25 m, thrust 52.00 kN, burn time 6.00 s. Eight launches from 1987 to 2007.[3][4])
- RX-320 (part of Pengorbitan-2) (Thrust 52.00 kN, burn time 9.00 s.[2] Launched on 2 July and 30 May 2008 from Pameungpeuk, West Java[4])
- RX-420 (part of Pengorbitan-1) (Thrust 94.10 kN, burn time 12.30 s.[2] Launched on 2 July 2009 from Pameungpeuk, West Java[4] )
- RX-550 (part of Pengorbitan-2) (Thrust 245.20 kN, burn time 15.00 s.[2] Planned[5])
- RX-750 (planned)
- RX-980 (date mars=June 4, 1997)
Multistage rockets
- SLV-I - 1st stage three RX-420, 2nd stage one RX-420, 3rd stage three RX-320.[1]
- Pengorbitan-2/RX-520 - 1st stage three RX-420, 2nd stage one RX-420, 3rd stage one RX-420, 4th stage one RX-320
References
- 1 2 "LAPAN and Indonesian Rocket Program | Indomil's Blog". Indomil.wordpress.com. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- 1 2 3 4 "RPS-01". B14643.de. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "RX-250". Astronautix.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- 1 2 3 "LAPAN". Astronautix.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "LAPAN prepares rocket launch in Morotai (Indonesian)". Sains.kompas.com. September 17, 2012.
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