Open AccessSuborbital rockets in safety & defense applications
Author(s) -
Tomasz Noga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
safety and defense
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2450-551X
DOI - 10.37105/sd.146
Subject(s) - aeronautics , aerospace engineering , rocket (weapon) , aviation , systems engineering , mach number , field (mathematics) , engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
This paper presents benefits from using suborbital rockets in safety & defense applications. The paper describes suborbital rockets and their contribution to modern science, research and technology development. A historical view of suborbital rockets and their applications in safety & defense roles is discussed. Chosen research & development activities, military exercises and air defense systems’ tests performed using suborbital rockets in various countries are listed and described based on a literature review of publicly available sources. The paper presents capabilities of Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation in the field of suborbital rockets. A development of ILR-33 AMBER 2K rocket reaching flight speeds over Mach 4 and optimized to reach 100 km altitude is described with comment regarding its applicability in safety & defense applications supported by flight simulations.