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Welcome to the Centuri S.S.V. Scorpion (#5307) Gallery on TRF.
This gallery showcases the Centuri S.S.V. Scorpion (#5307) and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:
Centuri: S.S.V. Scorpion: #5307
as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!
Last edited by JAL3; 1st August 2012 at 04:42 AM.
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Photos of the "Fleet": http://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/
I used to tell Mom, "...I want to fly rockets when I grow up!"
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Centuri S.S.V. Scorpion (#5307) Basic Information.
Centuri Engineering
MODEL NAME: S.S.V. Scorpion Also known as:
NUMBER: #5307
Introduced: 1977
Final Year: 1981
Designer: Dave Smith
Type: Exotic
Motor Mount: 1x28mm
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length: 29.7"
Diameter: 2"
Span: 8.5"
Weight: 5.7 oz
Mfg. Description: Until 1983 most satellite repair and service was conducted with NASA Space Shuttles. This encouraged peaceful applications of space travel so that today Earth is surrounded by thousands of solar energy collecting satellites. The Satellite Service Vehicle (S.S.V.) Scorpion maintains this complex network which conserves our dwindling natural fuels. Its name comes from the stinger shaped rudder that magnetically launches and retrieves satellites from earth orbit. They slide down the rudder into storage slots on the hull, and are later brought into the open hanger. Maintenance crews work in the vacuum of space to prevent atmospheric damage to these satellites so vital to the 21st century. (Centuri 1977 Catalog 1)
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If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.
Last edited by JAL3; 1st August 2012 at 04:33 AM.
__________________
John A. Lee O.S.L.
Alamo Rocketeers NAR Section 661
NAR 87285, L1 8 March 2008
TRA 03040, L1 8 March 2008
Photos of the "Fleet": http://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/
I used to tell Mom, "...I want to fly rockets when I grow up!"
She said, "Make up your mind, you can't do both!"
Space Plowboy
I picked up a REALLY badly treated SSV Scorpion in an Ebay auction several years ago. I was going to try to restore it, but in person it was worse than I thought my meager magic could handle. I decided to part it out and use the nose cone and transition for a UFO Invader. (That way I'd keep it in the same family.) BUT FIRST, one last flight for the beat up ol' girl.
Last edited by JAL3; 1st August 2012 at 04:32 AM.
SEMROC SAM #0058
http://www.semroc.com/store/scripts/SAM.asp
2012 motor usage: 1/4A - 1, 1/2A - 2, A - 25, B - 23, C - 9, D - 8, E - 19, F - 1 = 974.64 Ns
2013 motor usage: 1/2A - 1, A - 8, B - 12, C - 3, D - 1, E - 9, F - 1 = 434.37 Ns
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John A. Lee O.S.L.
Alamo Rocketeers NAR Section 661
NAR 87285, L1 8 March 2008
TRA 03040, L1 8 March 2008
Photos of the "Fleet": http://www.flickr.com/photos/23694991@N03/
I used to tell Mom, "...I want to fly rockets when I grow up!"
She said, "Make up your mind, you can't do both!"
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