AspireSpace Sounding Rocket Vehicle (ASRV)

				AspireSpace
				The British Amateur Space / Rocket Programme

ASPIRESPACE SOUNDING ROCKET VEHICLE (ASRV)

INTRODUCTION

The ASRV is a small sounding rocket designed to give team members experience in rocket construction and launch operations, and to allow access to rocket launched payloads for schools and universities. To date, 2 ASRV rockets have been launched. ASRV-1 in October, 1996, and ASRV-2 in March, 1997. In addition to this, a number of smaller rockets have been launched to test sub systems for use on the ASRV and other AspireSpace rockets. These rockets are referred to as the AspireSpace Experimental Vehicles (AXVs).

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the ASRV flight programme are as follows:

To achieve a stable ballistic ascent to apogee
To develop a robust re-usable recovery system
To refine the AspireSpace flight prediction software using the flight data obtained
To flight-prove the avionics system
To establish and approve launch sequence logistics for future flights

Pitot Tube
Nosecone
Payload Bay
Avionics And Telemetry System
Onboard CCD Colour Video Camera
Recovery System
Propulsion Section
Fins

The following pages detail the separate subsystems and flights of the ASRV class of rockets :
Flight log of launches
Avionics and Telemetry
Payloads
Propulsion Systems
Recovery Systems
ASRV-1 Onboard Video Camera Flight Images
ASRV-2 Onboard Video Camera Flight Images