Flight Log - 2012-01-10 - Bob Francis's Saturn 8
| Flight Date: | 2012-01-10 |
| Rocket Name: | Saturn 8 |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Patriarch {Kit} (1895) [2006-2008] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
Time: 4:45 pm. Temperature: 41 degrees. Clear skies. Wind blowing ~10 mph from the south.
Very high flight. Lost near apogee, but able to locate again right before parachute ejection charge went off. Parachute deployed and opened correctly. Rocket drifted back from the northwest to east of the launch site and then continued to drift north. Rocket landed in the street about 300 yards north-northeast of the launch site. Rocket was undamaged and recovered by Daniel.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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