Rocketry Works

Wallops Island Launch Pad

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  • Wallops Island Launch Pad with Tilt Foot Extended
  • Wallops Island Launch Pad with Tilt Foot removed
  • Wallops Island Launch Pad Blast Plate Detail
  • Wallops Island Launch Pad Tilt Foot Detail
  • Wallops Island Launch Pad Folded for Transport
  • Wallops Island Launch Pad
$283.48
  • 6 foot 1010 launch rail
  • 2 piece 8 foot long 1010 launch rail
  • 1010 Launch Rail Stand-off
  • 3 way launch rod adapter secured in Wallops Island launch pad
  • Rocketry Works 20 gauge Blast Deflector
  • Rocketry Works 16 gauge Blast Deflector
  • 1/8 inch x 36 inch Rocketry Works Steel One Piece Launch Rod
  • 3/16 inch x 36 inch Rocketry Works Steel One Piece Launch Rod
  • 1/4 inch x 48 inch Rocketry Works Steel One Piece Launch Rod

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Description

Rocketry Works' Wallops Island pad is a sturdy pad designed for use with 1010 launch rail, and is ideal for TARC use or for Level 1 and Level 2 flights up to 10 lb rockets. We set out to design an effective but inexpensive pad for TARC teams, and we found ourselves with a sturdy pad that supports much larger rockets than just mid power flights. In true Rocketry Works' product development tradition, the design of the Wallops Island Pad targets the simplest means of reaching the goal, while addressing problems associated with other products on the market.  Our goal with the Wallops Island pad was to produce a high quality launch pad for the TARC community, while keeping the cost to our customers as low as possible.  We're proud of the result--a pad with minimal complexity that meets the basic requirements of a 1010 launch rail system.

The 40 inch radius of the base provides a stable platform for mid to high power rockets up to 10 lbs, and the innovative pinch plate structural support minimizes the welds needed to assemble a sturdy yet portable pad.  Weighing in at just 23 pounds (26 pounds with a 6 foot 1010 rail), the Wallops Island pad folds easily into a small footprint for transport and storage, yet sets up quickly with the included hex wrenches to tighten the legs into place, and to secure the launch rail into the pad. Once set up, you can tip the pad onto 2 legs to allow easy loading of your rocket onto the rail. And if you need to angle your pad away from the crowd or into the wind, you can use the included leg extender to provide a 5 degree angle to the pad. 

Launch Rod Option

You can now also add Rocketry Works' 3D printed launch rod mount adapter that supports flights using 1/8, 3/16, or 1/4 inch launch rods on the stable base of the Wallops Island launch pad.  This innovative adapter features thumb screws to secure 1 launch rod at a time in place of the 1010 rail. We recommend using a blast deflector to protect the ABS plastic of the adapter from motor exhaust. You can choose the adapter, launch rod blast deflector, and launch rod selections from the options above.

 rod-mount-in-place-400.jpg  Optional Launch Rod Adapter with optional 3/16 inch launch rod

Product Documentation

Product documentation is available here.

 

What's in a Name?

Rocketry Works tradition holds that we name our launch pads after famous launch facilities, as an homage to their history and service.  Wallops Island is a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Virginia that has served as a launch site since 1945, even before the formation of NASA. Today, it is home to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, which includes the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Since the dawn of the space age, Wallops Island has launched sounding rockets, scientific balloons, and elements of the manned space program, including the Little Joe. It also plays a role in supporting NASA missions, including Space Shuttle missions and ongoing NASA missions.

wallops-island.jpg  Wallops Island, Virginia

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1 Review

  • 5
    Wallops island launch pad

    Posted by Ralston on 29th Jan 2021

    Overall a great high power pad! The quality of craftsmanship on this pad is excellent. It’s a simple design but it works! I love how the legs fold for storage. It says “rockets up to 10lbs” but from the feel of things I bet you could even launch a 15 or 20lbs rocket off it no problem. Worst case scenario just put a block under the center to help support the added weight. I also love the way it has a super simple tilt adjust. About the only improvement I can think of is maybe one day coming up with a model that has a hinging rail so you don’t have to lift the rockets over head to engage the rails when putting it on the pad. Overall very impressed. Builder even left a nice hand written note thanking me for the purchase.

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