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RSA-4
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RSA-4 South African space launcher
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RSA-4
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Title Page
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Introduction to the RSA-4 Launch Vehicle
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Title Page
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Figure 2.1
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RSA-4 Launch Vehicle
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Figure 2.1
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Figure 2.2
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Stage 1
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Figure 2.2
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Figure 2.3
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Stage 2
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Figure 2.3
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Figure 2.4
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Stages 3, 4 and Payload
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Figure 2.4
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Figure 2.5
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Stage 4 with Third Stage Motor
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Figure 2.5
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Figure 3.1
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RSA 4 Satellite Mass in Circular Orbit
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Figure 3.1
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Figure 3.2
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RSA 4 Acceleration During Launch
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Figure 3.2
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Figure 3.3
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RSA 4 Velocity During Launch
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Figure 3.3
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Figure 3.4
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RSA 4 Ground Range During Launch
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Figure 3.4
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Figure 3.5
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RSA 4 Launch Trajectory
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Figure 3.5
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Figure 3.6
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Dynamic Pressure During Launch
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Figure 3.6
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Figure 3.7
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Launch Sequence
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Figure 3.7
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Figure 3.8
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Stage 4 / Satellite Separation in 1400 km Orbit
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Figure 3.8
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Figure 3.9
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Satellite Ground Track for 65 deg Inclination
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Figure 3.9
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Figure 3.10
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Satellite Ground Track from Polar Perspective for 55 deg Inclination
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Figure 3.10
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Figure 3.11
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Ground Station Coverage for Delta-V Burn to Circularise Orbit at 1400 km
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Figure 3.11
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RSA-1 , -2, -3, -4
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RSA-1 , -2, -3, -4
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Model of RSA-4
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Model of RSA-4 space launcher, the planned follow-on to the RSA-3. The RSA-4 would have been 23.5 m long and could lift 550 kg into a 1,400-km orbit. This model differs in some details from drawings in the RSA-4 sales brochure.
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Model of RSA-4
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