| Flight Date: | 2012-02-18 |
| Rocket Name: | Saturn 8 |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Patriarch {Kit} (1895) [2006-2008] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 647 Feet |
Time: 4:40 pm. Temperature: 23 degrees. Clear skies. Sunny. Wind: calm.
Launched with Altimeter Two onboard. Good flight. Very high. Parachute deployed and opened. Rocket landed about 10 yards south of the launch site.
Altimeter Two Stats:
Motor Used: C-6-5
Apogee Altitude: 658 feet
Top Speed: 119 mph
Burn Time: 2.0 seconds
Peak Acceleration: 13.4 G
Average Acceleration: 2.7 G
Coast to Apogee Time: 4.5 seconds
Apogee to Eject Time: .9 seconds
Ejection Altitude: 647 feet
Descent Speed: 10 mph
Flight Duration: 48.1 seconds
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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