HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Tycho Brahe (disambiguation).
HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe[1] was the first rocket and spacecraft combination built by Copenhagen Suborbitals, a Danish organization attempting to perform the first amateur suborbital human spaceflight. The vehicle consisted of a motor named HEAT-1X and a spacecraft Tycho Brahe. Its launch location was a floating platform named Sputnik. The rocket was test launched twice: In 2010 a power shortage caused a valve to freeze shut, which prevented launch. In 2011 the rocket was successfully launched, reaching an altitude of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) before the engine was remotely shut off due to a wrong trajectory.
Quick Facts Manufacturer, Country of origin ...
Manufacturer | Copenhagen Suborbitals |
---|---|
Country of origin | Denmark |
Size | |
Height | 9.38 metres (30.8 ft) |
Diameter | 64 centimetres (25 in) |
Stages | 1 |
Capacity | |
Payload to Suborbital | |
Mass | One passenger/Crash test dummy |
Launch history | |
Status | Cancelled |
Launch sites | Nexø spaceport |
Total launches | 1 |
Failure(s) | 1 |
Boosters – HEAT 1X | |
Propellant | LOX/Polyurethane |
Close