AAWSAP DIRD, Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellites, November 2010

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Table 2. Performance and Estimated Weights for a Hybrid Rocket and Lightcraft [26].

Hybrid Rocket Expendible Launch Vehicle - Assumed Performance and Estimated WeightsPayload Mass (kg) | 1.00 | 5.00 | 10.0
3rd Stage Wt. (kg) | 36.8 | 71.2 | 108
3rd Stage Isp (s) | 295 | 295 | 295
Propellant Fraction | .737 | .766 | .782
Impulsive Velocity (km/s) | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62
2nd Stage Wt. (kg) | 283 | 311 | 341
2nd Stage Isp (s) | 300 | 300 | 300
Propellant Fraction | .800 | .814 | .830
Impulsive Velocity (km/s) | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.58
1st Stage Wt. (kg) | 394 | 427 | 462
1st Stage Isp (s) | 305 | 305 | 305
Propellant Fraction | .860 | .868 | .891
Impulsive Velocity (km/s) | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.92
Total Velocity (km/s) | 9.12 | 9.12 | 9.12
Total Weight (kg) | 715 | 815 | 921

Lightcraft Expendable Launch Vehicle - Assumed Performance and Estimated WeightsPayload Mass (kg) | 1.00 | 5.00 | 10.0
Stage Wt (kg) | 2.00 | 10.0 | 20.0
Effective Isp (s) | 1,452 | 1,452 | 1,452
Propellant Fraction | .500 | .500 | .500
Impulsive Velocity (km/s) | 9.84 | 9.84 | 9.84

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