ABOUT PRODUCTS SUPPLY LEADERSHIP INVESTORS MEDIA CAREERS CONTACT Search GLOBAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE AEROSPACE MARKET Overview Features Services Product Line BLACK BRANT One of the most popular sounding rockets ever built, the Magellan-designed family of Black Brants have played a leading role in scientific exploration since 1962. More than 1,000 Black Brants have been launched with a vehicle success rate above 98%. Designed and developed at Magellan Aerospace, Black Brants are used as a single or multi-stage vehicle for placing scientific payloads into space or as a ballistic missile target. The most reliable, cost-effective and available sounding rocket in use today, they are continuously updated with new technology to meet NASA’s changing needs: up to 20 minutes of time for microgravity experiments, auroral studies, deep space observations, and other extraterrestrial research. Black Brant 5 FEATURES Payloads of 70-850 kg Solid propellant rocket system available in single and multi-stage configurations Altitudes of 150 km to more than 1500 km Launched from conventional boom rails or four fin towers Comprehensive range of vehicle/payload designs and fabrications Aluminized hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) solid propellant provides an approximately neutral pressure/thrust-time trace Motor case insulation/liner system consists primarily of Kevlar fibre-filled EPDM rubber Motor case made from 4140 alloy steel and heat treated and hydrostatically proof pressure tested Nozzle and exit cone consists of a graphite throat insert and a steel housing Igniter contains boron potassium nitrate (BPN) pyrotechnic main charge within a consumable plastic basket, and a booster charge Black Brant Ready for Launch SERVICES Mission feasibility and definition Payload/hardware design and fabrication Experiment integration Environmental testing Mission analysis Launch services and range crew support Project management Black Brant Fin Manufacture PRODUCT LINE NIHKA NIHKA is designed to be used as an upper stage rocket motor for Black Brant X and XII, utilizing a similar motor case material and manufacturing process. It was originally developed for Black Brant but customers such as NASA found they could extend its use to another vehicle system. While Black Brant X and XII are three and four stage rockets, NIHKA has unique features that enable it to be exoatmospheric. It’s also equipped with camera mounting capabilities to capture extraterrestrial imagery. CONTACTS Ken Kohut Marketing Manager ken.kohut@magellan.aero CORPORATE OFFICE 3160 Derry Road East Mississauga, ON L4T 1A9 T +1 905 677 1889 F +1 905 677 5658 magellan.corporate@magellan.aero MEDIA INQUIRIES Laura Podaima Director, Marketing Services & Corporate Communications T +1 204 788 2831 laura.podaima@magellan.aero INVESTOR RELATIONS T +1 905 677 1889 ir@magellan.aero WSPS® INQUIRIES Zeev Shoichet Director, Proprietary Programs T +1 204 775 8331 ext. 3026 wsps@magellan.aero Magellan™, Magellan Operating System™, MOS™, Wire Strike Protection System®, Wire Strike® and WSPS® are trademarks of Magellan Aerospace. All content, photography and documents within are the exclusive copyright of Magellan Aerospace Corporation. All rights reserved. Site by Premise. Twitter Linkedin Email Back to Top