[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by unlurking

Yeah, the accuracy requirements for angle of release must be insane. I pretty much dismissed this tech due to that, the satellite hardening required to survive the stresses, and the price of launch continuing to drop as SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Astra, and others push for more/cheaper launches, The idea of launching raw materials (like a chunk of steel for in-orbit manufacturing) seems like a good use case though. I'm curious to know how fast the projectile is moving as it leaves the centrifuge and if it's fast enough to have to deal with the heat from friction that things entering the atmosphere deal with.

So the first few tests might go like this?



Or this?



Or this?