 HEAT 1X/Tycho Brahe on the floating launchpad "Sputnik". | |
| Manufacturer | Copenhagen Suborbitals |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Size | |
| Height | 9.38 metres (30.8 ft) |
| Diameter | 64 centimetres (25 in) |
| Stages | 1 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to Suborbital | |
| Mass | One passenger/Crash test dummy |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Launch sites | Nexø spaceport |
| Total launches | 1 |
| Failure(s) | 1 |
| Boosters – HEAT 1X | |
| Propellant | LOX/Polyurethane |
HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe[1] was the first rocket and spacecraft combination built by Copenhagen Suborbitals, a Danish organization attempting to perform the first amateur suborbital human spaceflight. The vehicle consisted of a motor named HEAT-1X and a spacecraft Tycho Brahe. Its launch location was a floating platform named Sputnik. The rocket was test launched twice: In 2010 a power shortage caused a valve to freeze shut, which prevented launch. In 2011 the rocket was successfully launched, reaching an altitude of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) before the engine was remotely shut off due to a wrong trajectory.
- ^ "Spacecraft". Copenhagen Suborbitals. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.