As mentioned a few months ago we will launch a concept version of the Stratos II rocket. This Concept Launcher will only contain the upper part of the Stratos II rocket, being the nose cone and adjacent payload section. It will be propelled by the booster motor that powered Stratos I.

With this launch we hope to test our innovative separation, mechanism, the so called clamp band. A video of this system can be viewed below:

The original plan was to launch the rocket last year’s autumn. Unfortunately due to storage problems with the motors, we were not able to launch the rocket at that time. We had to wait for the next launch opportunity, which will be next on Friday the 13th. We will launch this rocket to an altitude of approximately 1 km at the artillery base ‘t Harde. We are confident in a successful flight, which will bring us one step closer to the launch of the final Stratos rocket.