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How small could an orbital rocket be?
To what extent might a booster designed to place an extremely light weight "micro" satellite with radio transmitter, say 100 grams for the sake of argument, be scaled down before factors such as ...
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Do launchers using only solid propellant exist?
The question is restricted to launchers that have already been used to launch an object into orbit before today (April 2018).
Some military ballistic missiles run only on solid propergol (e.g. the ...
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Are there any hand-sized rocket engines?
Are there any rocket engines that are small and light enough to be held in one or both hands? Gas, liquid and hybrid designs are fine but solid motors are excluded (with the exception of solids that ...
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Has there ever been a completely solid fuelled orbital rocket? [duplicate]
Engines and fuel management are very expensive to develop, and for smaller launch providers and space agencies this could prevent them from entering the market. My question is, would the cost savings ...
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Why isn't there a rocket to launch a single cubesat?
I find the business model for RocketLab interesting. It is said that they fill a niche in the market by using smaller rockets. And it is true, in comparison to e.g. Falcon 9's payload of 9,500 kg, ...
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What is/was the smallest orbital launch system, by total mass?
What is (or was, if it's no longer in use) the system with lowest launch mass, capable of putting (any) payload in (or reaching) LEO? "How small" did we get with orbital flights?
(and yes, I realize ...
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Is it possible to build a rocket with 2kg payload? [duplicate]
Is it possible to build a small rocket that carries 1 cubesat into orbit?
And how small the rocket would be, if it is possible?
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Smallest launch vehicle by dry mass
What is the smallest launch vehicle, by dry mass, to have delivered a payload to orbit?
I am guessing that this might be either a re-purposed sounding rocket or something from the high-end of the ...
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If there "won't be" rockets to launch individual cubesats, then why did JAXA build exactly that? (SS-520-xx)
The question Why isn't there a rocket to launch a single cubesat? has several good answers that explain why there isn't and/or will not likely be one, based mostly on commercial viability, consistent ...
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Most noodle-like (highest aspect ratio) orbital launch vehicle ever?
Just how much can tall skinny rockets bend? (roughly, safely)
Why is Falcon 9's shape so tall and skinny?
If not constrained by underpasses, etc., would Falcon 9 have been less of a flying noodle?
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Has a rocket from a torpedo tube ever reached space?
Are submarine launches horizontal? is a general question and specifies by name two large ICBMs which are likely to need to be launched vertically.
Since the large naval submarines usually come ready-...
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Smallest sounding rocket to reach space by height?
Which is the smallest sounding rocket to reach space (100 km)?
By height
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Do you know a rocket for launching femto and pico satellites smaller than the SS-520?
The question has already been asked here why no one has built a rocket to launch one CubeSat.
Why isn't there a rocket to launch a single cubesat?
If there "won't be" rockets to ...
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Smallest orbital rocket by diameter?
Which orbital rocket has the smallest diameter?
Without fins.
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