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Kumulus

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This article is about the rocket. For the type of cloud, see Cumulus cloud.

Kumulus is the name of a rocket of the "Hermann-Oberth-Gesellschaft e.V.". The first Kumulus rocket was launched on December 20, 1960, near Cuxhaven. A Kumulus rocket is on display at the Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum in Feucht.[1]

Technical data

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  • Diameter: 15 cm
  • Length: 3 m
  • Thrust: 5 kN
  • Maximum height: 20 km
  • Payload: 5 kg (for 20 km altitude)
  • Launch mass: 60 kg
  • Mass without fuel and payload: 28 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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