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Delta Space Systems

@space_delta

Delta Space Systems designs, launches, and lands advanced rocket technology at the model scale.

 California, USA
deltaspacesystems.com
Joined January 2018
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Landing leg design and hardware finalized for Unity R! Each strut has a damper that connects to the foot using a small magnet. Launch in a few months.
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Integration of the descent rocket motor system onto the lander.
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TVC Mount for at least one landing attempt!
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Abort System for launch + landing attempt in March.
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Sneak peek of the descent motor control system!
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Flight hardware for Unity R Flight 1 coming together. More updates soon.
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Unity R retro propulsion motors! These 4x F15s will provide orientation, velocity, and altitude control during the descent portion of flight. The nominal thrust for landing is 60% and can reach 90% total thrust. The motors can gimbal to horizontal to hover before landing.
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Photon D2 flight computer design complete. This new version adds interrupts to the sensors, more outputs needed for the landing rocket, and various other small changes to decrease cost.
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Unity R leg design complete. First launch/landing attempt in December.
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@johnkrausphotos20 Jul 2023
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Coming Soon
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Jaiden Floyd@jf__aerospace21 May 2023
This summer I have a project planned to send a rocket to 10,000 feet and recover it. It has been a hope of mine for a while. The project will cost around $1,000 and I don't have that much right now. I started a go fun me to help fund it. gofund.me/aba3f0c0 The rocket:
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Kalman filter verification trials after last flight failure.
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Working on an updated gimbal for the next flight.
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Good Static Fire on the G25 with version 2 gimbal mount.
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Successfull TVC mount static fire on an E12!
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New video with analysis on Flight 10 - youtu.be/MIxuQUFLM-g
Unity F10 | Composite TVC Rocket

Unity F10 | Composite TVC Rocket

Hey Everyone! Unity Flight 10 was the first in a series of flights ...

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Heat resistant TVC Gimbal complete for flight 11! New brushless servos and a different geometry allow for a much higher speed actuation. Still fits in the same diameter airframe as before but with 38mm motors.
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New precision 38mm thrust vector control gimbal in the works!
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Unity Flight 10 had a stable ascent. However do a system state error all Kalman filters did not accurately track the vehicle. Due to this the parachutes did not attempt to deploy during the flight. The rocket is fully damaged and will need repairs before an early March launch.
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