CPM TV Ready For Launch

Rob Goldsmith · Posted on: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:33 am

http://www.interorbital.com/

Interorbital technicians have installed stabilization fins on the CPM TV-1, bringing it to flight-ready status. Three launches of the rocket are scheduled, under an FAA Class 3 Rocket Waiver. The first test launch will be fin-stabilized. The remaining launches will be guided. These low-altitude test launches of the 30-ft long (9.1m) CPM TV-1 will verify the performance of the vehicle's rocket engines, guidance system, steering system, avionics, and recovery system in flight. The CPM TV-1 will carry academic payloads from the Naval Postgraduate School and Morehead State University (Kentucky). Upon the successful completion of a series of static rocket engine tests, the IOS team will launch the rocket. The completed CPM TV-1 is shown below on its Mobile Launch Trailer (MLT). The MLT allows single CPMs to be transported to and launched from virtually any geographical location on the planet. A single full-performance CPM (the CPM SR145) can also serve as a sounding rocket capable of carrying a 145-kg payload to 310 km. A cluster of seven CPMs forms the N45 launch vehicle, which is capable of placing a 45-kg payload into low earth orbit.

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Rob Goldsmith Moon Mission Member Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am Posts: 1276 Location: Exeter, Devon, England	CPM TV Ready For Launch Posted on: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:33 am http://www.interorbital.com/ Interorbital technicians have installed stabilization fins on the CPM TV-1, bringing it to flight-ready status. Three launches of the rocket are scheduled, under an FAA Class 3 Rocket Waiver. The first test launch will be fin-stabilized. The remaining launches will be guided. These low-altitude test launches of the 30-ft long (9.1m) CPM TV-1 will verify the performance of the vehicle's rocket engines, guidance system, steering system, avionics, and recovery system in flight. The CPM TV-1 will carry academic payloads from the Naval Postgraduate School and Morehead State University (Kentucky). Upon the successful completion of a series of static rocket engine tests, the IOS team will launch the rocket. The completed CPM TV-1 is shown below on its Mobile Launch Trailer (MLT). The MLT allows single CPMs to be transported to and launched from virtually any geographical location on the planet. A single full-performance CPM (the CPM SR145) can also serve as a sounding rocket capable of carrying a 145-kg payload to 310 km. A cluster of seven CPMs forms the N45 launch vehicle, which is capable of placing a 45-kg payload into low earth orbit. _________________ > http://www.fullmoonclothing.com > http://www.facebook.com/robsastrophotography > robgoldsmith@hotmail.co.uk
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TerraMrs Space Station Commander Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:22 pm Posts: 859 Location: New York, NY	Re: CPM TV Ready For Launch Posted on: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:47 pm woah... they still exist?! _________________ Cornell 2010- Applied and Engineering Physics Software Developer Also, check out my fractals
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TheFlyingkiwi Space Walker Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:35 am Posts: 207 Location: New Zealand/Europe	Re: CPM TV Ready For Launch Posted on: Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:17 am Did anyone listen to them on The Space Show the other day? I have not got around to downloading the audio file.. Iain
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Rob Goldsmith Moon Mission Member Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am Posts: 1276 Location: Exeter, Devon, England	Re: CPM TV Ready For Launch Posted on: Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:47 am Let me know if it is worth a listen after you hear it _________________ > http://www.fullmoonclothing.com > http://www.facebook.com/robsastrophotography > robgoldsmith@hotmail.co.uk
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gpvnayak Spaceflight Enthusiast Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:45 am Posts: 1	Re: CPM TV Ready For Launch Posted on: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:49 am Were the flight tests success? I read that they were to be conducted in mid 2011.
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