LEO  

Estes LEO #7285 


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SPECS:
    Length: 17 "
    Diameter: 1.64 "
    Weight: 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)
    Recommended Engines: C6-3
    Recovery: 18 " Parachute
    Projected Altitude: 300 ft
    Skill level: Advanced (2)


FEATURES:

    Laser cut wood fins
    Waterslide decals
    Porta-Pad II w 1/8" Rod and Electron Beam Launch Controller


 
In space flight, the first 100 miles are the toughest. It takes an enormous amount of energy to climb out of Earth’s gravity and accelerate to orbital speeds. But it’s at low earth orbit, or LEO, where most satellites operate.
 
Enter the LEO Space Train, an innovative, reusable winged space plane now under development by the U.S. aerospace industry. It’s designed to travel to the edge of space where it releases a piggy-back mounted, second-stage booster. After release, the booster ignites and places the satellite payload into LEO. The LEO Space Train can be launched, recovered, and prepped for a new orbital delivery mission all in the same day.
 
This impressive model rocket is filled with eye-catching features that you’ll enjoy bringing to life. The Estes LEO Space Train kit includes precision-cut balsa fin and wing panels with laser-etched details. The non-functional booster attaches to the upper surface of the main body-tube on miniature launch rails. It looks like it could separate and lift away at any moment! Authentic-looking plastic engine nozzles adorn the tail ends of both the powered host rocket and the non-powered booster. Finally, a sheet of colorful water slide decals with the custom LEO Space Train “lion” graphic and logo adds that last touch of realism.
 
While the real-life counterpart to the LEO Space Train glides home to a wheels-down landing, the finished Estes kit launches and lands as a traditional model rocket. This scale-like model can reach up to 300 feet (91 meters) on a single-stage C6-3 engine before returning gently to Earth under its own 18 inch parachute.

 

Photos


 
Required Parts Shot - there was 1 small crease at the end of the big body tube
 

 

 

 
 

 

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Updated Feb 21, 2021
 
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