On rockets with a solid motor upper stage, spin stabilization is used to keep the motor from drifting off course as they don't have their own thrusters. Usually small rockets are used to spin up the spacecraft and rocket then fire the rocket and send the craft off.
Rockets that use spin stabilization
Jupiter C upper stages
Delta II on some flights
Minotaur V
Aryabhata India's first satellite also used this stabilization technique
This build was just something I threw together in about fifteen minutes, I really don't expect any sort of outcome from this
Landing Gear to tilt fins
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Specifications
Spotlights
- UltraLight 3.4 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 22.7ft (6.9m)
- Length 22.7ft (6.9m)
- Height 36.5ft (11.1m)
- Empty Weight 7,267lbs (3,296kg)
- Loaded Weight 18,138lbs (8,227kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.858
- Wing Loading 89.9lbs/ft2 (438.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 201.8ft2 (18.8m2)
- Drag Points 12963
Parts
- Number of Parts 18
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 152
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@UltraLight thank you
Very interesting