RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster
RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster | ||
Solid rocket booster by Found lying by the side of the road | ||
Radial size | Small, Radial mounted | |
Cost | (total) | 200.00 ![]() |
(dry) | 116.00 ![]() | |
Mass | (total) | 1.500 t |
(dry) | 0.450 t | |
Drag | 0.2-0.3 | |
Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
Impact Tolerance | 7 m/s | |
Research | ![]() | |
Unlock cost | 0 ![]() | |
Since version | 1.0 | |
Part configuration | solidBoosterRT-5_v2.cfg | |
Maximum thrust | (1 atm) | 162.91 kN |
(vacuum) | 192.00 kN | |
Isp | (1 atm) | 140 s |
(vacuum) | 165 s | |
Fuel consumption | 15.82 ![]() | |
Thrust vectoring | No | |
Burn time | (1 atm) | 7.5 s |
(vacuum) | 8.8 s | |
Testing Environments | ||
On the surface | No | |
In the ocean | No | |
On the launchpad | Yes | |
In the atmosphere | Yes | |
Sub-orbital | Yes | |
In an orbit | Yes | |
On an escape | No | |
Docked | No | |
Test by staging | Yes | |
Manually testable | Yes | |
Packed volume | None | |
Solid fuel | 140 ![]() |
The RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster is a part introduced in version 1.0.
The RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster (also known as an SRB) is a solid rocket booster used to provide a short burst of additional thrust to a rocket. It comes as a single unit. The engine and fuel tank are one single part which means that it isn't possible increase the burn time for it by adding more fuel tanks.
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[hide]Usage
With the release of KSP 1.0 and the nerfing of the atmosphere, it was found that the old mainstay RT-10 was vastly overpowered[1] in this new environment (and itself nerfed, being pushed back in the technology tree to Basic Rocketry, reduced in Isp by 32.5% and specific thrust by 39.5%). It is very likely that most players will only use this motor in their first few Career flights, but eventually, there will be someone who will complete a significant mission using only RT-5s for propulsion, as has been done with the RT-10 and Sepratron I in the past.
Product description
“ | While considered by some to be little more than "a trash bin full o' boom", The RT-5 can be seen in use at many space programs, perhaps possibly because it is the only option for many space programs, but nevertheless, this small booster provides a nice kick to lift small payloads to considerable heights. Use with caution, though. Once lit, solid fuel motors cannot be put out until the fuel runs out. | ” |
Changes
- Initial release
References
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