SPARK

SPARK, also called Super Strypi, is an experimental rail-launched rocket developed by Sandia National Laboratories, the University of Hawaii and Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its only flight, from Kauai in November 2015, breaks up shortly after launch with the ORS-4 payload.

Launches

1

Success rate

0%

1 failure

First flight

4 November 2015

ORS-4

Builder

SNL

Height

20.6 m

Diameter

1.2 m

Stages

3

Propellants

Solid

Payload to LEO

250 kg