06-13-2010, 05:44 PM
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ROK Naro-1 rocket (SLV)
Hello All,
The ROK (Republic of [South] Korea) Naro-1 SLV (Satellite Launch Vehicle, see: http://www.space-travel.com/reports...ailure_999.html , www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/10kslv/ , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naro-1 , and http://www.space.com/common/forums/...pic.php?t=24343 [this page has additional links and excellent photos and drawings]) would make an interesting scale or sport scale subject. It has only two fins, mounted on opposite sides of the lower first stage, so a flying model would need two clear plastic fins to provide a four-fin "cruciform" fin set.
The first Naro-1 vehicle failed to reach orbit last year when one of the two payload fairing halves failed to jettison. The second launch a few days ago failed due to some kind of problem (still under investigation) with the first stage. A third Naro-1 vehicle may be launched due to the nature of the Koreans' contract with the Russian contractor which builds the vehicle's first stage. The Naro-1 is reminiscent of vehicles such as the Thor-Altair and Thor-Burner II, which had a large liquid propellant first stage and a small, spin-stabilized solid propellant second stage. While such vehicles' satellite payloads are small, they are simple to build and fly. |