American manufacturer of rocket engines. Starstruck Incorporated, USA.
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Dolphin-1 Lox/Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded mass 7,500 kg. Thrust 155.00 kN. More...
Starstruck Chronology
1984 February 6 - .
Launch Site:
San Clemente.
Launch Complex:
San Clemente E.
Launch Vehicle:
Dolphin.
FAILURE: Nitrogen gas fittings had been loosened during transport. Attempts to grind an access hole to an internal bay of the rocket to tighten the fittings resulted in a fire in the electronics..
- Dolphin hybrid rocket sea-launch abort. - .
Nation: USA. Agency: Starstruck. Summary: The Dolphin included not only innovative hybrid propulsion technology but was also launched from a floating launch cannister at sea. This was the first attempted test of the sea-launch system, although the launch itself was aborted..
1984 March 30 - .
Launch Site:
San Clemente.
Launch Complex:
San Clemente E.
Launch Vehicle:
Dolphin.
FAILURE: Seawater seeped into the electronics bay, creating a short..
- Dolphin hybrid rocket sea-launch abort. - .
Nation: USA. Agency: Starstruck. Summary: This was the second attempted use of the sea-launch system - the launch itself was aborted..
1984 August 3 - .
Launch Site:
San Clemente.
Launch Complex:
San Clemente E.
Launch Vehicle:
Dolphin.
FAILURE: Thrust vector control failure led to vehicle swerving off course at T+14 seconds..
Failed Stage: 1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: Starstruck. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). The vehicle was supposed to reach an altitude of 2400 m but only made it to 700 m due to a stuck thrust vector control valve that resulted in a 45 degree deviation from vertical fligh. The errant vehicle was shut down by command from the support ship at T+14 sec. After this attempt, the project, backed entirely with private funds, folded.
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