Lince was developed during the season 2022/2023 with the objetive of launching it in the international competition EuRoC'23. This rocket is intended to reach 3km of apogee with a COTS solid fuel motor.
Lince was succesfully launched at EuRoC'23 at the very first day of launches at the competition, October 12th, which is also the National Spanish Day. The apogee reached was 3631m, measured with our own on-board computer. The rocket was fully recovered, including the deployable payload.
Its fuselage is composed of sections of fiberglass and carbon fiber to provide a solid aerostructure while also maintaining radiofrequency transparency for the electronics.
We are also introducing new technologies and methods during the design and manufacturing stages such as the use of generative design and selective laser melting for the motor retainer.
Lince also includes three different in-house developed payloads which will serve as testing grounds for new technologies to be used in future projects: a prototype of an aerobrake system and a highly dynamic GNSS SDR receiver based on hardware acceleration through FPGAs.
