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Did any rockets have 5- or 7-fold symmetry?

Have any rockets ever been made with fivefold or sevenfold symmetry? Five or seven (or larger prime numbers, or multiples thereof) identical engines or boosters equally spaced around the center. (...
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PID Controller for Thrust Vector Controlling of High Power Rocket [closed]

We are trying to design a Thrust Vector Control system for a High Power Rocket using PID Controller. Can anyone guide us what approach should we use to create this Controller? Rocket Details: Mass: ...
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Spin of the sounding rocket [duplicate]

I saw a video of a sounding rocket, where the rocket`s outer body was spinning very fast. Why does that happen?
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What are the most important aspects to look into when building an experimental sounding rocket? [closed]

I have broken down the process plan to various subsystems( including a Recovery system)but would want to know from the community what are the most important aspects of the rocket that one must focus ...
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What are some good softwares to simulate rocket trajectories ?

I am working on a college project which is based upon a experimental sounding rocket and it would be really helpful if the community could refer me good softwares to simulate trajectories of a rocket.
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What distinguishes a sounding rocket from a suborbital flight?

What are the differences between a sounding rocket and a suborbital flight? Sounding rockets have long been used for science purposes. Some of them have trajectories elliptic enough to do ...
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