L2 Prototype
The May 2024 test-bed that proved SRAD dual deployment.
- Stages
- Single-stage
- Propulsion
- Solid
- Motor
- J350W
- Length
- 1.52 m
- Diameter
- 82 mm
- Apogee
- 3,537 ft
A Level 2 rocket built as the test-bed for ARD's 2024 Level 3 rocket. Launched in Victoria in May 2024 on a J350W motor, it reached an apogee of 1,078 m at up to 170 m/s, and its SRAD flight computer carried out a successful dual deployment. It validated the fibreglass airframe, nose cone, tip-to-tip fins and avionics carried into Project Myriad.
01Anatomy
Take it apart
C-01·Nose cone
Nose cone
A fibreglass nose cone, validated here for the Level 3 rocket.
C-02·Recovery system (parachutes)
Recovery system
Dual deployment, triggered by the SRAD flight computer.
C-03·Avionics bay
Avionics bay
ARD's SRAD flight computer, which ran a successful dual deployment.
C-04·Airframe
Airframe
An 82 mm fibreglass airframe.
C-05·Motor and propulsion
Motor
A J350W solid motor.
- Motor
- J350W (J class)
C-06·Fin can
Fin can
Fins reinforced tip-to-tip.
02Systems
Propulsion and ground
Stage 1 · Motor
J350W
- Propellant
- Solid
- Impulse class
- J
03Flight log
Launches
| Date | Site | Outcome | Apogee |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Victoria | Successful flight and SRAD dual deployment | 3,537 ft |
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