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Tracking Model Rockets
On this page, you'll find links to other sites that contain information about tracking rockets, to measure the height that they achieve.

Tracking Model Rockets (Information Links)

Rocket Altimeter - Not the cheapest method, but it is the absolute simplest way to see how high your rocket has flown. Drop it into the payload bay of your rocket and get ready to launch.

Apogee Altitude Tracker A simple tracking device to help you determine how high your
rockets fly.

Single Station Altitude Tracking - An excellent article that clearly explains the math and the procedure on how to track using a single tracking scope. (552K PDF document)

Two Station Altitude Tracking - To get higher accuracy when tracking rockets, you'll need to use two trackers that will record both elevation and azimuth flight angles. This article explains how to set up such a system, and the equations to use to determine accurately a rocket's peak altitude. (660K PDF document)

Technical Publication #10 "Measuring Velocity and Acceleration of Rockets." Three different methods of "optical tracking" techniques are presented, as well as how to calculate acceleration. This publication even leads you step-by-step in using a video camera to make the measurements for you.

http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ph9002.html Lesson plan for tracking rockets.

http://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Triangulation_system.pdf - A system of triangulation to find the distance the rocket lands from the pad.

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http://www.execpc.com/~culp/space/altitude.html Information on measuring the max altitude of a rocket.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/5421/rocketma.html How to track the maximum altitude of model rockets - information taken from the Estes web site.

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