Early Tests of the WikiLauncher First Stage

Abstract

This is a technical report for the early nine test of the first stage of a minilauncher to put up to six femto-satellites in a 250 km Low Earth Orbit. These nine tests were performed in a stone quarry in order to gain experience in real cases to see if student calculations were sized properly. The experiments and simulations were focused in three lines: Determination of the solid propellant burn rate, structural sizing and thermal load.