OHKLA rocket body

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The OHKLA rocket body is comprised of two logically distinct sections: the booster component and the payload component.

The booster component is a long, thin, cylindrical structure with stabilising fins attached to the base, which contains the hybrid rocket engine and a recovery parachute.

The payload component is an aerodynamically shaped nosecone structure, which contains the avionics module and a recovery parachute.

At launch time, the payload component is attached to the top of the booster component, resulting in a single structure with the appearance of a traditional rocket. In flight, after the rocket engine has burned all of its fuel, the payload and the booster components separate, by means of an as yet undecided mechanism and make separate parachute-controlled returns to Earth.