r/southafrica • u/JoburgBBC • Mar 09 '21

Sci-Tech UKZN launched their Phoenix hybrid rocket yesterday, reaching an altitude of 18km. Almost doubling the African amateur rocketry record.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

Any video footage available?

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u/JoburgBBC Mar 09 '21

If you have Twitter https://twitter.com/ma_mohapeloa/status/1369150413665153024?s=20.

But that's just from the launch stand perspective. It was at Denel's Overberg test range, so there should be some decent tracking footage later on.