Overview, History, and Looking Forward - Purdue Orbital
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Overview, History, and Looking Forward
Our Mission:
“To foster technical and professional skills of all members
by designing, building, and testing innovative solutions to
complex problems in the space and defense industry with a
specific focus on unique orbital insertion techniques”
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The Rockoon Concept
● Rocket launched to
low-Earth-orbit from a
high-altitude weather balloon
at an altitude of 25 km
● Orbital target is at least one
full orbit at 150 km altitude
● Rockoons bypass 98% of the
atmosphere, making the rocket
smaller and simpler
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What is Orbital?
● 120-member student run organization
● Startup Simulator - began as a 5 person project in
2016, Alumni network of over 100 past students
● Grassroots recruitment efforts, networking on
campus
● Initiatives with NASA-sponsored organizations
● Networking with external aerospace businesses
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A History of
Purdue Orbital
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Fall 2015 -> Spring 2017 - Project
Definition and First Flights
● Orbital is created as the IEEE Rocket
Team
● Decision is made to pursue rockoon
concept
● First latex balloon tests
● Multiple rocket launches
● Launch Orientation & Control (LOC)
system test
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Fall 2017 - Team Expansion
● Orbital’s current structure
(D&M, R&D, Systems, Enterprise)
is born
● Membership increase
● Plans begin to transition from
latex to polyethylene balloons
● Small-scale test flights begin
● Birth of Experimental Rocket
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Spring 2018 - More Flight Tests
● Small - Scale rocket and balloon tests
● First polyethylene balloon launch to 27 km
○ Partnership with AIAA HAB Team
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Fall 2018 - Birth of Hapsis
● Purdue Orbital commits to its
first rockoon launch - Hapsis I
● Purdue Orbital’s Flight
Operations team is created
● R&D Division refocuses to
in-house rocket development.
● Propulsion team commits to a
hybrid motor hotfire
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Spring 2019 - Full Steam Ahead
● Orbital begins construction on
all Hapsis 1 flight
hardware/software
● Hapsis I Flight Plan is written
● Propulsion team determines a
propellant combination and
targets hotfire in May 2020
● Balloon drift model is
complete
10Fall 2019 - Acquiring the Resources
● AIAA Propulsion & Energy Conference
● Advertisement and Outreach
● INSGC Funding Award
● Partnership with Purdue Research
Foundation
● Astronaut reunion
● Hapsis hardware is completed
● Collaboration with Zucrow Labs for
propulsion system test fire
11Spring 2020 - Hapsis Alpha
● Flight team training and
certification
● Flight hardware verification and
validation
● Hapsis Alpha test flight
● Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic,
successfully accomplished launch
planning for Hapsis Beta
12Hapsis Alpha Launch Purdue Orbital conducted a successful Hapsis Alpha launch in February 2020. Hapsis is Latin for “Orbit” and represents our mission of becoming the first student team to independently achieve orbit. This launch was conducted on a suspended platform, simulating the balloon launch condition while remaining on the ground. Additionally, the launch crew practiced and refined day-of-launch procedures based on reflection from the Hapsis Alpha test. Orbital also gained valuable data used in refining the launch system and softwares used in modeling rocket flight conditions. These analyses inform the future of Hapsis missions, since the upcoming Hapsis Beta and Hapsis One missions are improved through experiential learning.
Fall 2020 - Designing for the Future
● Designing and planning Hapsis
Beta and high altitude balloon
launch
● Reviewing and verifying Hybrid
Rocket Engine Hotfire
● Finalizing designs for Rocket
staging and payload
deployment demonstrators
● Designing Guidance,
Navigation, and Control
demonstrator for control of
the orbital rocket
14Spring 2021 - Test, Test, Test
● Hapsis Beta and high altitude
balloon launch planned for
Spring 2021
● Rocket Engine Hotfire planned
for early Spring 2021
● Rocket staging and payload
deployment demonstrators will
be tested in early Spring 2021
● Guidance, Navigation, and
Control demonstration in
Spring 2021
15Looking Forward
● Successfully plan, train, and fly Hapsis missions and master flying
rockoons - Hapsis Beta
● Develop an in-house rocket capable of carrying the first fully
student-designed satellite to orbit - Project Cygnet
● Educate our students in engineering skills ranging from design, to
manufacturing, to operations
● Inspire progress in the aerospace field
16Outreach
Regular volunteering for
youth STEM engagement
and general COE outreach
events
E.g. Apollo 11 Events,
Purdue Space Day,
Engineering Tomorrow, etc.
17Alumni Networking
▣ As Purdue Orbital has now existed for 5 years, a
strong alumni network is beginning to grow to
benefit both past and current members
▣ Alumni have started to get involved in mentoring
students, establishing a pipeline of internships and
jobs for current members, and giving talks about
their careers, current jobs, and industry advice
18Census Data
Purdue Orbital conducts an organizational census every semester, maintaining
information about Purdue Orbital’s membership body.
We strive for a diverse breakdown of grade, major, and background
19Census Data (continued)
20Companies where our
members have interned
or currently work!
21Staying Up to Date!
▣ To stay up to date on our progress, see videos of launches, and
read through design reviews, check out these links:
□ Website: https://www.purdueorbital.com/
□ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnwQ_X5-rwo
□ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/purdueorbital
□ Or connect with us through @purdueorbital on instagram,
Purdue Orbital on Facebook, and @Purdue__Orbital on
Twitter!
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