2024 Launch Reports - Revision history

Danno at 15:56, 19 November 2025

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 File:Peregrine-flight-path.png|Peregrine's flight path shown in Google Earth.|alt=A screenshot of Google Earth showing the rocket boosting at a significant angle off vertical.
 File:Peregrine-flight-statistics.png|Statistics for Peregrine's flight.|alt=Statistics for Peregrine's flight - notably, 22974 feet AGL, Mach 1.3, 13 G maximum acceleration, and 1856 seconds (about 31 minutes) flight time.
 File:Peregrine-moonburner-1.jpg|Grain-bonding the motor.|alt=The six grains of the M685 moonburner motor, with epoxy applied to the faces of two grains.
 File:Peregrine-moonburner-2.jpg|The finished grain stack in the liner.|alt=The motor liner with the grains stacked inside. The top face is epoxied.

Danno at 03:21, 19 November 2025

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	File:Peregrine-sled-2.jpg\|"Front" side of sled with the RunCam and two LiPo batteries.\|alt=An orange action camera and two LiPo batteries attached to the other side of the sled.		File:Peregrine-sled-2.jpg\|"Front" side of sled with the RunCam and two LiPo batteries.\|alt=An orange action camera and two LiPo batteries attached to the other side of the sled.
	File:Peregrine-coupler.jpg\|The sled inside the coupler, showing the port hole for the camera.\|alt=A red fiberglass coupler with a circular hole in the switch band, behind which is the lens of the camera previously shown.		File:Peregrine-coupler.jpg\|The sled inside the coupler, showing the port hole for the camera.\|alt=A red fiberglass coupler with a circular hole in the switch band, behind which is the lens of the camera previously shown.
			File:Peregrine-sled-3.jpg\|The sled with completed wiring and lexan antenna support.\|alt=The sled previously shown, with additional wiring and the TeleGPS antenna taped down to a piece of clear plastic with red electrical tape.
			File:Peregrine-paint.jpg\|Painted.\|alt=The rocket painted gray with a yellow nose cone.
			File:Peregrine-graphics.jpg\|Graphics applied.\|alt=The rocket with yellow letters spelling "peregrine" in all caps, and yellow stripes on the fins.
			File:Peregrine-moonburner-1.jpg\|Grain-bonding the motor.\|alt=The six grains of the M685 moonburner motor, with epoxy applied to the faces of two grains.
			File:Peregrine-moonburner-2.jpg\|The finished grain stack in the liner.\|alt=The motor liner with the grains stacked inside. The top face is epoxied.
			File:Airfest-30-camp.jpg\|Base camp at Airfest 30.\|alt=A silver Volkswagen backed up to a black canopy tent, under which is a folding table with the Peregrine rocket on it.
			File:Peregrine-on-pad.jpg\|On the pad, waiting for a break in the clouds.\|alt=Peregrine on launch pad with a large "86" sign behind it. The sky is partly cloudy.
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Danno at 03:02, 19 November 2025

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 ==Airfest 30, August 30 - September 2 2024, Argonia KS==
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 File:Peregrine-launch.png|Peregrine launch, seen from pad camera.|alt=A rocket leaving pad 86 at Argonia with a bright white exhaust and a large plume of white smoke. A fly-away rail guide can be seen detaching from the rocket.
 File:Peregrine-ground-track.png|Ground track of Peregrine's flight.|alt=A map showing Peregrine's apogee about 5 miles ESE of the launch site, then drifting back under parachute to a spot about 3 miles SE of the launch site.
 File:Peregrine-flight-statistics.png|Statistics for Peregrine's flight.|alt=Statistics for Peregrine's flight - notably, 22974 feet AGL, Mach 1.3, 13 G maximum acceleration, and 1856 seconds (about 31 minutes) flight time.
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Danno at 02:10, 19 November 2025

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	File:Peregrine-launch.png\|Peregrine launch, seen from pad camera.\|alt=A rocket leaving pad 86 at Argonia with a bright white exhaust and a large plume of white smoke. A fly-away rail guide can be seen detaching from the rocket.		File:Peregrine-launch.png\|Peregrine launch, seen from pad camera.\|alt=A rocket leaving pad 86 at Argonia with a bright white exhaust and a large plume of white smoke. A fly-away rail guide can be seen detaching from the rocket.
	File:Peregrine-ground-track.png\|Ground track of Peregrine's flight.\|alt=A map showing Peregrine's apogee about 5 miles ESE of the launch site, then drifting back under parachute to a spot about 3 miles SE of the launch site.		File:Peregrine-ground-track.png\|Ground track of Peregrine's flight.\|alt=A map showing Peregrine's apogee about 5 miles ESE of the launch site, then drifting back under parachute to a spot about 3 miles SE of the launch site.
	File:Peregrine-flight-statistics.png\|Statistics for ~~Kestrel~~'s flight.\|alt=Statistics for ~~Kestrel~~'s flight - notably, 22974 feet AGL, Mach 1.3, 13 G maximum acceleration, and 1856 seconds (about 31 minutes) flight time.		File:Peregrine-flight-statistics.png\|Statistics for Peregrine's flight.\|alt=Statistics for Peregrine's flight - notably, 22974 feet AGL, Mach 1.3, 13 G maximum acceleration, and 1856 seconds (about 31 minutes) flight time.
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Danno at 02:09, 19 November 2025

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	[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/airfest30-2024/2024-08-31-serial-10283-flight-0001.eeprom Raw flight data from EasyMini] (viewable with [https://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/ AltOS])		[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/airfest30-2024/2024-08-31-serial-10283-flight-0001.eeprom Raw flight data from EasyMini] (viewable with [https://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/ AltOS])

	~~Peregrine photos go here (launch photo, then build photos)~~
	<gallery mode="slideshow">		<gallery mode="slideshow">
	File:~~Kestrel~~-~~ldrs38-edit~~.~~jpg~~\|~~Kestrel leaving the~~ launch ~~tower. Photo by Richard Lipham~~.\|alt=~~Kestrel~~ leaving the ~~launch tower. Photo by Richard Lipham~~.		File:Peregrine-launch.png\|Peregrine launch, seen from pad camera.\|alt=A rocket leaving pad 86 at Argonia with a bright white exhaust and a large plume of white smoke. A fly-away rail guide can be seen detaching from the rocket.
	File:~~Kestrel~~-~~ldrs38~~-~~map~~.png\|Ground track of ~~Kestrel~~'s flight.\|alt=~~Ground track of Kestrel~~'s ~~flight.~~		File:Peregrine-ground-track.png\|Ground track of Peregrine's flight.\|alt=A map showing Peregrine's apogee about 5 miles ESE of the launch site, then drifting back under parachute to a spot about 3 miles SE of the launch site.
	~~File:Kestrel-recovery.jpg\|Kestrel landed after flight.\|alt=Kestrel landed after flight~~.		File:Peregrine-flight-statistics.png\|Statistics for Kestrel's flight.\|alt=Statistics for Kestrel's flight - notably, 22974 feet AGL, Mach 1.3, 13 G maximum acceleration, and 1856 seconds (about 31 minutes) flight time.
	File:~~Kestrel~~-~~recovery-2.jpg\|Kestrel landed after~~ flight~~.\|alt=Kestrel landed after flight.~~
	~~File:Flight~~-statistics.png\|Statistics for Kestrel's flight.\|alt=Statistics for Kestrel's flight.
	~~File:Kestrel-ldrs38~~-~~graph.png\|Graph of Kestrel's flight profile~~.~~\|alt=Graph of Kestrel's~~ flight ~~profile~~.
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Danno at 01:55, 19 November 2025

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	==Airfest 30, August 30 - September 2 2024, Argonia KS==		==Airfest 30, August 30 - September 2 2024, Argonia KS==

	I went to Argonia for the first time in a few years to fly Peregrine, the 3" minimum-diameter rocket I had been working on all year~~. I had high hopes~~. Simulations put it between 30,000 and 35,000 feet AGL.		I went to Argonia for the first time in a few years to fly [[Peregrine]], the 3" minimum-diameter rocket I had been working on all year. Simulations put it between 30,000 and 35,000 feet AGL.

	===Peregrine flight #1, M685===		===Peregrine flight #1, M685===
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	(Peregrine narrative goes here)		(Peregrine narrative goes here)

	[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/~~ldrs38~~-~~2019~~/~~2019~~-09-01-serial-4266-flight-~~0001~~.kml ~~Peregrine~~ GPS track ~~goes here~~] (viewable with [https://www.google.com/earth/ Google Earth])		[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/airfest30-2024/2024-08-31-serial-4266-flight-0005.kml GPS track] (viewable with [https://www.google.com/earth/ Google Earth])

	[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/~~ldrs38~~-~~2019~~/~~2019~~-09-01-serial-4266-flight-~~0001~~.eeprom ~~Peregrine~~ Raw flight data ~~goes here~~] (viewable with [https://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/ AltOS])		[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/airfest30-2024/2024-08-31-serial-4266-flight-0005.eeprom Raw flight data from TeleMega] (viewable with [https://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/ AltOS])

	[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/~~ldrs38~~-~~2019~~/~~2019~~-09-01-serial-~~4266~~-flight-0001.~~csv Peregrine~~ Raw flight data ~~goes here~~] (~~CSV~~)		[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/airfest30-2024/2024-08-31-serial-10283-flight-0001.eeprom Raw flight data from EasyMini] (viewable with [https://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/ AltOS])

	Peregrine photos go here (launch photo, then build photos)		Peregrine photos go here (launch photo, then build photos)

Danno at 23:51, 18 November 2025

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	{\|		(Peregrine narrative goes here)
	\| (Peregrine narrative goes here)
	\| [[File:~~Black~~-~~widow~~-~~liftoff~~-1.jpg\|~~400px~~\|alt=~~"Black Widow being launched at NSL East 2023"]] (Peregrine liftoff photo goes here)~~		[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/ldrs38-2019/2019-09-01-serial-4266-flight-0001.kml Peregrine GPS track goes here] (viewable with [https://www.google.com/earth/ Google Earth])
	\|}
			[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/ldrs38-2019/2019-09-01-serial-4266-flight-0001.eeprom Peregrine Raw flight data goes here] (viewable with [https://altusmetrum.org/AltOS/ AltOS])

			[https://danno.org/RocketBlogFiles/data/ldrs38-2019/2019-09-01-serial-4266-flight-0001.csv Peregrine Raw flight data goes here] (CSV)

			Peregrine photos go here (launch photo, then build photos)
			<gallery mode="slideshow">
			File:Kestrel-ldrs38-edit.jpg\|Kestrel leaving the launch tower. Photo by Richard Lipham.\|alt=Kestrel leaving the launch tower. Photo by Richard Lipham.
			File:Kestrel-ldrs38-map.png\|Ground track of Kestrel's flight.\|alt=Ground track of Kestrel's flight.
			File:Kestrel-recovery.jpg\|Kestrel landed after flight.\|alt=Kestrel landed after flight.
			File:Kestrel-recovery-2.jpg\|Kestrel landed after flight.\|alt=Kestrel landed after flight.
			File:Flight-statistics.png\|Statistics for Kestrel's flight.\|alt=Statistics for Kestrel's flight.
			File:Kestrel-ldrs38-graph.png\|Graph of Kestrel's flight profile.\|alt=Graph of Kestrel's flight profile.
			</gallery>

Danno: Created page with "FORCETOC ==Airfest 30, August 30 - September 2 2024, Argonia KS== I went to Argonia for the first time in a few years to fly Peregrine, the 3" minimum-diameter rocket I had been working on all year. I had high hopes. Simulations put it between 30,000 and 35,000 feet AGL. ===Peregrine flight #1, M685=== Weather conditions: [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ks/anthony/KANY/date/2024-8-31 sunny; wind N @ 9 mph, 88 F, 34% RH] {| class="wikitable" |+Wild..."

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Created page with "__FORCETOC__ ==Airfest 30, August 30 - September 2 2024, Argonia KS== I went to Argonia for the first time in a few years to fly Peregrine, the 3" minimum-diameter rocket I had been working on all year. I had high hopes. Simulations put it between 30,000 and 35,000 feet AGL. ===Peregrine flight #1, M685=== Weather conditions: [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ks/anthony/KANY/date/2024-8-31 sunny; wind N @ 9 mph, 88 F, 34% RH] {| class="wikitable" |+Wild..."

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__FORCETOC__

==Airfest 30, August 30 - September 2 2024, Argonia KS==

I went to Argonia for the first time in a few years to fly Peregrine, the 3" minimum-diameter rocket I had been working on all year. I had high hopes. Simulations put it between 30,000 and 35,000 feet AGL.

===Peregrine flight #1, M685===

Weather conditions: [https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ks/anthony/KANY/date/2024-8-31 sunny; wind N @ 9 mph, 88 F, 34% RH]

{| class="wikitable"
|+Wildman Mach Three [[Peregrine|“Peregrine”]] flight #1:
|-
|Launch time:||Saturday, August 31, 2024, 12:15 pm
|-
|Weather conditions:||[https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ks/anthony/KANY/date/2024-8-31 sunny; wind N @ 9 mph, 88 F, 34% RH]
|-
|Motor:||[https://aerotech-rocketry.com/products/product_fe1f54bf-9bef-7bef-067f-44f3d7a29d86 AeroTech M685W-PS White Lightning Moonburner]
|-
|Max altitude:||23248 feet AGL (TeleMega, GPS), 22060 feet AGL (TeleMega, barometric), 22008 feet AGL (EasyMini, barometric)
|-
|Max velocity:||1451 ft/sec (989 mph, Mach 1.3) (TeleMega, accelerometer)
|-
|Max acceleration:||13 G (TeleMega, accelerometer)
|}

{|
| (Peregrine narrative goes here)
| [[File:Black-widow-liftoff-1.jpg|400px|alt="Black Widow being launched at NSL East 2023"]] (Peregrine liftoff photo goes here)
|}

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	File:Peregrine-sled-2.jpg\|"Front" side of sled with the RunCam and two LiPo batteries.\|alt=An orange action camera and two LiPo batteries attached to the other side of the sled.		File:Peregrine-sled-2.jpg\|"Front" side of sled with the RunCam and two LiPo batteries.\|alt=An orange action camera and two LiPo batteries attached to the other side of the sled.
	File:Peregrine-coupler.jpg\|The sled inside the coupler, showing the port hole for the camera.\|alt=A red fiberglass coupler with a circular hole in the switch band, behind which is the lens of the camera previously shown.		File:Peregrine-coupler.jpg\|The sled inside the coupler, showing the port hole for the camera.\|alt=A red fiberglass coupler with a circular hole in the switch band, behind which is the lens of the camera previously shown.
			File:Peregrine-sled-3.jpg\|The sled with completed wiring and lexan antenna support.\|alt=The sled previously shown, with additional wiring and the TeleGPS antenna taped down to a piece of clear plastic with red electrical tape.
			File:Peregrine-paint.jpg\|Painted.\|alt=The rocket painted gray with a yellow nose cone.
			File:Peregrine-graphics.jpg\|Graphics applied.\|alt=The rocket with yellow letters spelling "peregrine" in all caps, and yellow stripes on the fins.
			File:Peregrine-moonburner-1.jpg\|Grain-bonding the motor.\|alt=The six grains of the M685 moonburner motor, with epoxy applied to the faces of two grains.
			File:Peregrine-moonburner-2.jpg\|The finished grain stack in the liner.\|alt=The motor liner with the grains stacked inside. The top face is epoxied.
			File:Airfest-30-camp.jpg\|Base camp at Airfest 30.\|alt=A silver Volkswagen backed up to a black canopy tent, under which is a folding table with the Peregrine rocket on it.
			File:Peregrine-on-pad.jpg\|On the pad, waiting for a break in the clouds.\|alt=Peregrine on launch pad with a large "86" sign behind it. The sky is partly cloudy.
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