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Rocket Vehicle Builder

This page now collects the rocket data before the physics model is rebuilt: body dimensions, nose cone profile, fin geometry, side-profile drag inputs, and selectable mass modeling for center-of-mass work.

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Inputs

Rocket setup

Select one input group, edit it, then check the outputs and preview below.

Project format
LMO_ROCKET_LAB v1
File status
No project file loaded

Computed values

Output readouts

Pick the values you want visible while tuning inputs.

Launch mass
1.450 kg
Center of mass
0.42738 m from base
Center of pressure
0.43521 m from base
Static margin
-0.078 calibers
CP components
nose CNa 2.000 @ 0.88350 m / body CNa 0.000 @ 0.37500 m, neutral tube 0.750 m x 0.100 m / fins CNa 2.512 @ 0.07833 m, sweep 0.025 m, cant 0.000°, skew 0.000°
Fin effect on CP
-0.44829 m aft; no-fin CP 0.88350 m
Effective Cd
0.200 computed (nose 0.000 + base 0.120 + skin 0.000 + fin pressure 0.080 + transonic 0.000 + fin cant/skew 0.000; AoA induced shown from 6DOF samples)
Skin-friction Cd
peak 0.000 Cd; final 0.000 Cd
Base drag Cd
peak 0.120 Cd; coast 0.120 Cd; motor exit 0.000 m²
Nose pressure Cd
peak 0.000 Cd; final 0.000 Cd; smooth subsonic joint-angle formula
Fin pressure Cd
peak 0.080 Cd; final 0.080 Cd; square profile
Induced drag Cd
peak 0.000 Cd; final 0.000 Cd; normal-force AoA coupling peak 0.000 Cd
Rail exit
not reached
Landing ENU
[0.000, 0.000, 0.000] m
Recovery
chute / not deployed
Max altitude
0.000 m
Range
0.000 m
Air density
1.225 launch / 1.225 min kg/m³
Peak speed
0.000 m/s
Final speed
0.000 m/s
Peak pitch/yaw rate
0.000 rad/s
Peak aero pitch/yaw moment
0.000 N·m
Peak roll rate
0.000 rpm

Visualizer

Rocket preview

Geometry updates only when you press the button. Drag or swipe the preview to rotate.

Ogive nose · trapezoid fins · Sweep 0.03 m · Cant 0.0° · Skew 0.0° · Zoom 1.00xYaw 0.0° · Pitch 0.0° · q [1.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000]Length 1.00 m · Body 0.75 m · Nose 0.25 m · Diameter 0.10 m

Map

Launch track and landing area

White Sands Missile Range / map-based ground track

Launch
32.38261, -106.47760
Landing
[0.000, 0.000, 0.000] m
Range
0.000 m
LaunchLanding areaWind0.000 m/scalm© OpenStreetMap contributors
32.38261, -106.47760Blue ticks show body headingno thrust on rail