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Black Brant V

Black Brant V

Description

The Black Brant V is a single stage, solid propellant vehicle, which can achieve an altitude of 250 km with a 500 lb payload. The vehicle payload configuration is a standard 17.26 inches and is recoverable with either an ORSA or an Aft recovery system. Payload length is limited to 250 inches; weight is limited to 1,400 lbs.

Video

The videos are Satellite Tool Kit (STK) representations of aa Black Brant V, one launched from Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) and one launched from Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) in Alaska. Shown is the launch with radar and telemetry tracking, the full trajectory of the vehicle, as well as stage events and apogee. The time step of each video is 0.50 seconds.

WFF launch: w_bbvc_50.avi (41.1 Mb)
PFRR launch: bbvcmk1.avi (54.2 Mb)

Screenshots

Listed below are various screenshots from the STK scenario of this Black Brant V. One set depicts a launch from WFF. The other set depicts a launch from PFRR.

WFF

Full Trajectory Launch Apogee Stages Long Distance View

PFRR

Full Trajectory Launch Apogee

Downloads

The AGI Viewer is required in order to view a VDF file type. Using this viewer allows for user interactivity (zoom, pan and adjusting time step). Download the free AGI Viewer at www.stk.com (68.5 Mb).

VDF of WFF launch:w_bbvc.vdf (311 kb)
VDF of PFRR launch: BBVCmk1_new_pfrr.vdf (8.5 Mb)

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