VECTOR ASCENT v7 — Staged Flight Research Simulator

INPUT PARAMETERS

Mission configuration

01 Celestial body

02 Payload and Stage 1

Payload masskgDry masskgFuel masskgThrustkNSpecific impulses

Stage 2Separate Stage 1, then ignite the upper stage

Dry masskgFuel masskgThrustkNSpecific impulsesSeparation delays

03 Pitch program

START90°

FINAL58°

Initial pitchdegreesFinal pitchdegreesProgram startssPitch durations

Environment and recovery +

Horizontal windm/sDrag coefficientFrontal aream²Time steps

Parachute systemIdealized deployment during descent

Parachute aream²Parachute CdDeploy altitudem

Initial mass3,730 kg

Initial TWR1.3

Stage 1 burn1m 15s

Stage 2 burn1m 33s

✓Ready for simulationThe current setup can leave the surface.TWR 1.3

TRAJECTORY VIEW

Flight trajectory

POWERED ASCENTFlight complete

Time0 s

Altitude0 m

Speed0 m/s

Stage1

Pitch90°

LIVE PHYSICS

Formula Inspector

Values at T+ 0 s

GRAVITYg(h) = g₀(R/(R+h))²9.807 m/s²

h = 0 m

DYNAMIC PRESSUREq = ½ρv²0 kPa

ρ = 1.225 kg/m³ · M 0

AERODYNAMIC DRAGD = ½ρCₑAv²0 kN

Opposes relative airflow

VERTICAL TWRTWRᵥ = F sinθ / mg1.3

m = 3,730 kg · θ = 90°

Maximum altitude28.8 kmtrajectory apogee

Maximum speed563.7 m/sresultant velocity

Horizontal range80.3 kmfrom launch point

Flight time8m 1suntil surface contact

Maximum Mach1.6Dense atmosphere

Max-Q37.4 kPaat 75 s

Landing speed12.6 m/shigh impact speed

Mass separated780 kgStage 1 structure

WorldEarthDense atmosphere

VehicleTwo-stage420 kg payload

Pitch program90° → 58°smooth programmed turn

Mission events10recorded on timeline

MISSION SEQUENCE

Flight event timeline

10 EVENTS

Lift-offliftoff

Time0 sAltitude0 mDownrange0 mSpeed0 m/s

Pitch programpitchStart

Time7 sAltitude81 mDownrange0 mSpeed23.6 m/s

Maximum dynamic pressuremaxQ

Time75 sAltitude9,746 mDownrange10,458 mSpeed443 m/s

Stage 1 burnoutstage1Burnout

Time75 sAltitude9,746 mDownrange10,458 mSpeed443 m/s

Stage separationstageSeparation

Time76.1 sAltitude10,020 mDownrange10,824 mSpeed427.3 m/s

Stage 2 ignitionstage2Ignition

Time76.1 sAltitude10,020 mDownrange10,824 mSpeed427.3 m/s

Stage 2 burnoutstage2Burnout

Time169.5 sAltitude26,070 mDownrange45,721 mSpeed563.7 m/s

Apogeeapogee

Time192.5 sAltitude28,809 mDownrange56,176 mSpeed416.2 m/s

Parachute deploymentparachute

Time299.3 sAltitude2,492 mDownrange79,205 mSpeed185.9 m/s

Landinglanding

Time481.4 sAltitude0 mDownrange80,330 mSpeed12.6 m/s

Stage separation removes 780 kg before the upper-stage burn.

The pitch program moves from 90° to 58° over 28 seconds.

Maximum dynamic pressure occurs at 75.0 seconds.

The parachute deploys during descent at 2492 m.

FLIGHT DATA

Mission analysis

DATA SERIES

Altitude over time

28,808.5 m

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Speed over time

563 m/s

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Dynamic pressure

37,360.8 Pa

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Programmed pitch

90 degrees

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Vehicle mass

3,730 kg

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Fuel remaining

2,320 kg