CZECH ROCKET CHALLENGE

Students rocketry competition in the Czech Republic.
Thank you for a great 2024 edition!
Please use hashtag #czechrocketchallenge24 for you posts!

Photos by Gabriela Goffová. You may find some more here.

General partner and co-organizer

Main partners

Partners

Organizer

Czech Rocket Society is an independent society for university students who are interested in cosmonautics and rockets. We want to give them an opportunity to put their studies into practice, but at the same time to develop themselves, to test and experiment. At the same time, we want to take a comprehensive approach to rockets and cosmonautics, which is why, for example, we are interested in the legality of rockets, we participate in educational events and also organize the Czech Rocket Challenge.

Media

Because all of the articles and reports are in Czech, you can at least watch the videos of previous years of Czech Rocket Challenge.

Basic approximate information and concept of the competition

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE (2024) 

DOWNLOAD FLYER (2024)  

DOWNLOAD RULEBOOK (2024) 

The Czech Rocket Challenge is a team competition designed for high school and university students. In this challenge, teams of students* design, test, build and finally launch their rocket. Not only the height reached, but also the advancedness and complexity of the rocket, the sophistication of the report, etc. will be evaluated.
What does this mean? We will give you the engine, but the rest will be up to you! Do you want to stabilize the rocket by rotation? Tilt the aerodynamic stabilizers, or carry a payload? Anything is possible, so feel free to join your team in
CZECH ROCKET CHALLENGE.

* The team must have at least one adult member. In the case of a high school team, this can be a teacher/mentor.

Rocket parametres

Typical
weight

500−1500 g

Typical
apogee

500−950 m

Expected
motor impulse

145 N⋅s

Typical
lenght of rocket

1 m

­Motor parametres

Motor
diameter

43.4 mm

Motor
length

155.6 mm

Weight
(without fuel)

209 g

Fuel
weight

166 g

Updated in March 2024. For more info see the handbook sent to the participants.

Competition categories

Beginners (high school)

Are you a first-timer? Try to build a basic, safe, flight-capable and stable rocket. Load up a raw egg that has to stay intact after landing, and get bonus points!

Rocket diameter

at least 60 mm

Recovery system

parachute

CHALLENGE PAYLOAD

(raw) egg

Advanced (high school)
Advanced (university)

Are you more experienced rocketeers or do you want a challenge? Join the more open category and control the roll of the rocket or communicate via ground station.

All parametres

within the rules

Recovery system

within the rules

CHALLENGE
 ground station
or
 active roll control

communicate or control your rocket

Please note: All the above parameters are approximate and their final values are subject to change during the competition year.
The organizer reserves the right to make minor changes, which will be notified to the participants if necessary.

Jury prizes

THE MOST ACCURATE ALTITUDE PREDICTION
THE BEST ROCKET DESIGN
THE BEST TECHNICAL REPORT

Czech Rocket Challenge Launch Day 2024

12th July 2024 

2024 Final day programme

08:00 Possibility to prepare stands
09:45 Opening of the event
10:00 - 16:00 Total 21 launches during the day
16:00 Earliest opportunity to announce the winners (scheduled end)
18:00 Latest end of the launches and announcement of the winners
19:30 End of the event (latest option)

2024 Launch Day Location

Airport Brno-Medlánky (LKCM, Czech Republic)

Register for Czech Rocket Challenge 2025

STAY TUNED AT THE END OF 2024

Contacts and communication

Organizer:
crc@czechrockets.com

Facebook event:
here

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