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    Centuri - S.S.V. Scorpion (#5307) Gallery

    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!



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    Centuri S.S.V. Scorpion (#5307) Basic Information

    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.
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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!"

    She said, "Make up your mind, you can't do both!"

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    Centuri Engineering - S.S.V. Scorpion



    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.





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    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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    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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