Romania to launch satellite into orbit using environmentally friendly rocket
EcoRocket, a rocket developed in Romania is set to blast off in August aboard a military ship sailing in the Black Sea. Thus, Romania will be the second EU country, after France, to launch its own satellite according to local news outlet Mediafax.ro.
EcoRocket launch sequence
Dumitru Popescu, the project coordinator and founder of the Romanian Cosmonautics and Aeronautics Association (ARCA), declared during a press conference held in Constanţa on Sunday that EcoRocket features environment protection characteristics.
“This is a rocket that showcases various specifications aiming at protecting the environment. The first two stages use eco-friendly rocket propellant, practically water-based fuel that powers the engines whose operation results in water vapors, hence the name EcoRocket. It is a rocket built to serve the market of small satellites and capable to carry up to ten Cubesat-type satellites into orbit.
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The spacecraft features a dry mass of about half a ton, a total mass (including fuel and payload) of five tons, and has a length of 13.2 meters. Its first stage will climb to an altitude of eight kilometers at a speed of 1500 kmph, then the second stage continues to fifty kilometers at 5,500 kmph, while the third stage of the rocket takes the satellites to the orbit”, said Dumitru Popescu adding that “the liftoff is scheduled to take place offshore about 36 kilometers from Constanta, so those who happen to be in the area of Tomis Touristic Port will be able to see EcoRocket’s trajectory as a white trail rising from the sea surface.
The costs of the EcoRocket’s private-financed project were estimated at 1.2 million euros.
Video: EcoRocket – Flight sequence