 Spaceloft XL flight SL-7 on the launch tower at Spaceport America | |
| Function | Sounding rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | UP Aerospace |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Diameter | 10.45 in (26.5 cm) |
| Mass | 780 lb (354.5 kg) |
| Stages | 1 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to Sub-orbital 71.5 miles (115 km) apogee | 79 lb (36 kg) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Spaceport America |
| Total launches | 15 |
| Success(es) | 12 |
| Failure(s) | 3 |
| First flight | 25 September 2006 |
| First stage | |
| Engines | 1 solid |
| Thrust | 8240 lbf (36.6kN) |
| Burn time | 12 seconds[1] |
| Propellant | solid |
The SpaceLoft XL is a sounding rocket developed by private spaceflight company UP Aerospace.[2] The rocket is capable of lofting a 79 lb (36 kg) payload to a sub-orbital trajectory with an apogee of about 71.5 miles (115 km). It travels for approximately 60 seconds to cross the Kármán line (the official "edge of space" at 100 km).[2] All launches are sub-orbital and do not complete one orbital revolution. Launches are conducted from the company launch facility at Spaceport America in Upham, New Mexico.[3]
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- ^ a b "SpaceLoft™ XL". NASA Flight Opportunities Program. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Suborbital Rocket Launches Human Remains, Wedding Rings into Space". Space.com. 23 May 2011.