
Mach 2.8, 1100 pounds, 19 ft. tall on an 60 ft. tower. Biological sampling payload to see what microbes live up above the stratosphere, beyond the reach of balloons, at the edge of space…
The upper stage is a P-motor, with 2x the thrust of a cruise missile booster. The booster stage has three of those P-motors in a cluster.
Here’s the new Sony back story video
The design goal with this launch was to reach 150K ft. and then 400K ft. with Q motors. Project photo history
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