Launch Report for Monday, September 6th, 2004

Total Impulse Today:  21N-s

Temperature 20.6o C (73.4o F)
Humidity 79%
Winds ~5km/hr
Launch Controllers Estes Electron Beam 02
Launch Pads Estes Porta Pad 02 (used for 1/8" launch rod)
Estes Big Foot 02 (used for 3/16" launch rod)

 

 Motor Power Least Powerful Centuri 1/2A4-3M (1.25 N-s)
Most Powerful Centuri C5-3S (9.5 N-s)
Flight Duration
in Seconds		 Shortest 18 (Flight 720)
Longest 42 (Flight 728)
Number of Landings Outside the Recovery Area 0
Number of Flights Carrying Payloads 0
Number of non-Estes Motors Used 4
Total Number of Flights Today 5

 

Personal Firsts & Bests
Achieved at
This Launch
  • My girlfriend Sharon snapped a photo of one of my rockets taking off.  This was our first attempt at getting a photo of a liftoff using a digital camera.
  • More non-Estes motors were used in today's launch than Estes motors.  Not really an achievement, but it is unusual for me.

 

Launch Location
 The Schoolyard of
École Polyvalente Louis-Philippe Paré
Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada

 

731st flight overall, 12th flight this year, 5th flight this rocket
Estes Solar Warrior
Time of Flight:

Notes
Motor(s) Used: Centuri 1/2A4-3M Forgot to attach the streamer... OOOPS!  No damage to the rocket though.  Motor used was manufactured in November 1974 making it nearly 30 years old.
Flight Duration in Seconds:  
Direction & Distance From The Pad:

 

732nd flight overall, 13th flight this year, 13th flight this rocket
Estes Ninja 01
Time of Flight:

Notes
Motor(s) Used: Centuri 1/2A4-3M Motor used was manufactured in November 1974 making it nearly 30 years old.
Flight Duration in Seconds:  
Direction & Distance From The Pad:

 

733rd flight overall, 14th flight this year, 4th flight this rocket
Estes Der Big Red Max 02
Time of Flight:

Notes
Motor(s) Used: Estes C6-5 My girlfriend Sharon snapped a nice shot of this rocket taking off.  This was our first photo of a liftoff using a digital camera.  
Flight Duration in Seconds:  
Direction & Distance From The Pad:

 

734th flight overall, 15th flight this year, 6th flight this rocket
Estes Silver Comet
Time of Flight:

Notes
Motor(s) Used: Centuri C5-3S My first time trying this rocket on a C motor.  The Estes C11 would've been a better choice for this rocket for the higher initial thrust. 
Flight Duration in Seconds:  
Direction & Distance From The Pad:


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