Launch Sequence
photos ©2001 Tim Heneghan Photography
Note: ~7 frames per second.
Ignitor has fired. First preheater flame. More...
More... Preheater grain is fully lit. More...
More... More... More...
Polypropylene fuel grain is starting to burn. More... More...
More... More... The fill line (Urbanski-Colburn valve) burns through, releases nitrous into the thrust chamber, combines with the hot polypropylene vapor, and ignites!
Fully lit up... ... ...to 6354 feet.