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The last simulation before flight predicted an apogee of 31600', which proved to be very similar to the true performance of the rocket. At 2.5% error, it seems our RAS Aero model is accurate enough to predict future flights of comparable rockets. After the flight all of the data was plotted. The results are shown below. A discussion of the pre-flight vehicle descent velocity mis-estimation is in the recovery section. The University of Victoria payload altimeter cut out during vehicle descent. The cause of this failure is unknown.
Avionics
Payload
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