UK Rocketry Altitude Records
These are the UKRA altitude records for high power rockets, mid-power rockets and model rockets powered by a single, commercially available rocket motor, within the specific motor class categories.
| Class | Altitude | Rocket Name |
Name or Team |
Motor Total Impulse |
Airframe diameter |
Rocket mass |
Date | Location | Altitude verification method |
| A-class | 361 ft (110m) |
Insurrection (Scratchbuilt) |
Mark Field (PARS) |
A6-4 Quest |
18mm 0.71" |
33g GLOW | 23rd Septemebr 2007 | Roundshaw Open Space, Croydon |
Pico P1 Altimeter |
| 281 ft (85m) |
King Rabbit (Modified Kit) |
Hope Waters (EARS) |
A8-3 Estes |
25mm 0.984" |
44g GLOW | 2nd April, 2006 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter | |
| B-class | 975 ft (295m) |
Scratchbuilt | Andrew Lee (Black Knights) |
B6-6 Estes |
- - |
- - |
May 2005 | Milson, Worcestershire |
PicoAlt LO3 Altimeter |
| 690 ft (209m) |
Devils Nightmare (Modified Kit) |
Troy Tobias- Waters (EARS) |
B6-6 Estes |
25mm 0.984" |
49g GLOW | 2nd April, 2006 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter | |
| D-class | 2800 ft (849m) |
Scratchbuilt | Jonathan Lee (Black Knights) |
D12-7 Estes |
25mm 0.984" |
- - |
February 2005 | Milson, Worcestershire |
PicoAlt LO3 Altimeter |
| 2339 ft (709m) |
Scratchbuilt | Jonathan Lee (Black Knights) |
D12-7 Estes |
25mm 0.984" |
- - |
March 2005 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
PicoAlt LO3 Altimeter | |
| 1788 ft (542m) |
X-1 (Scratchbuilt) |
Phil Charlesworth (FOG) |
D12-7 Estes |
25mm 0.984" |
35g |
March 2005 | FOG, Redwick, South Wales |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter | |
| E-class | 2982 ft (908m) |
MC-1 (Scratchbuilt) |
Michael Cain (CROCK) |
E9 Estes |
24.7mm | 117.5g GLOW | 8th April, 2007 | CROCK Kent, |
Perfectflite Alt-15K Altimeter |
| 1781 ft (543m) |
Lightning Bolt (Scratchbuilt) |
Daniel Goldsmith (PARS) |
E9-8 Estes |
25.5mm 1.004" |
150g GLOW 85g Dry |
30th Sept, 2006 | UKRA 2006, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter | |
| 1763 ft (537m) |
WOWROC (Scratchbuilt) |
Oliver Neil Smith (PARS) |
E9-8 Estes |
25.5mm 1.004" |
140g GLOW 75g Dry |
12th March, 2006 | CROCK, Kent |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter | |
| F-class | 4368 ft | MC-1a (Scratchbuilt) |
Michael Cain (CROCK) |
F-25 Aerotech RMS |
29mm | 241g GLOW |
Sept 2007 | CROCK, | Perfectflite alt15k Altimeter |
| 3337 ft | WT4 (Scratchbuilt) |
Marcus Lauder (MARS) |
F-22 Aerotech RMS |
29mm | 280g GLOW |
July 2007 | Lake Jean, NV, USA LDRS 26 |
Perfectflite alt15k Altimeter | |
| 2643 ft (801m) |
How F'ing High? (Scratchbuilt) |
Iain Banks (CROCK) |
F-25W Aerotech Single Use |
1.2" 29mm |
340g / 12oz Dry |
November 2003 | CROCK, Kent |
Perfectflite MiniAlt Altimeter | |
| G-class | 4226 ft (12818m) |
St George II (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G-69 Pro-38 1-grain |
42mm 1.5" |
July 2005 | LOBster LARF, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
|
| 3820 ft (1158m) |
Hellfire II (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G-69 Pro-38 1-grain |
38mm 1.5" |
510g Dry |
June 2004 | UKRA 2004, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
|
| 3809 ft (1154m) |
66 Special (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G-69 Pro-38 1-grain |
38mm 1.5" |
510g Dry |
June 2006 | UKRA 2006, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
|
| H-class | 7979 ft (2418m) |
Way of the Dragon (Scratchbuilt) |
Ben Jarvis (MARS) |
H-153 244 Ns Pro-38 2-grain |
38mm 1.5" |
600g Dry | June 2004 | UKRA 2004, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter Traxa RF beacon |
| 7326 ft (2220m) |
St George II (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
H-153 244 Ns Pro-38 2-grain |
42mm 1.5" |
June 2005 | UKRA 2005, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa RF beacon |
||
| 6941 ft (2103m) |
Hellfire II (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
H-153 244 Ns Pro-38 2-grain |
38mm 1.5" |
510g Dry | May 2004 | Big EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa RF beacon |
|
| I-class | 9199 ft (2788m) |
Thrust III (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 |
2" 54mm |
Dry | June 2005 | UKRA 2005, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter Traxa RF Beacon |
| 8937 ft (2724m) |
I am Darticus (Scratch Built) |
Hugh Gemmell (SRA) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 |
1.6" 42mm |
760g Dry | 11 June 2005 | UKRA 2005, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer | |
| 8770 ft (2658m) |
Thrust HPR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 |
2" 54mm |
998g Dry |
June 2004 | UKRA 2004, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa RF Beacon |
|
| J-class | 12,234ft (3729m) |
I am Darticus (Scratch Built) |
Hugh Gemmell (SRA) |
J-570W 1080 Ns (38/1080) Aerotech |
42mm 1.5" |
June 2006 | UKRA 2006, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa RF Beacon |
|
| 11,117ft (3369m) |
Thrust III SSR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
J-330 765 Ns Pro-38 6-grain |
42mm 1.5" |
Dec 2005 | EARS, Elsworth, Cambridgeshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter Traxa RF Beacon |
||
| 10,840ft (3285m) |
Thrust III SSR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
J-360 800 Ns Pro-38 6-grain |
42mm 1.5" |
July 2005 | LOBster LARF, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter Traxa RF Beacon |
||
| K-class | 17,010ft (5155m) |
Shock Value (Modified kit) |
Pete Williams CROCK |
K660-6G 2437 Ns Pro-54 Cesaroni |
54mm 2" |
June 2006 | UKRA 2006, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer Traxa RF Beacon |
|
| 16,664ft (5050m) |
Shock Value (Modified kit) |
Pete Williams CROCK |
K570 5-grain Pro-54 |
54mm 2" |
June 2005 | UKRA 2005, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer Traxa RF Beacon |
||
| 15,758ft (4775m) |
Wave Er (Scratchbuilt) |
Gary Meakin SPASE |
K660 2437 Ns 6-grain pro-54 Cesaroni |
54mm 2" |
3.75kg GLOW 1.8kg Dry |
Sept 2005 | K-Lob 2005, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite MiniAlt Traxa RF Beacon |
|
| L-class | 18,863ft (5716m) |
SPASE-002 (Scratchbuilt) |
SPASE | L-1115 5015Ns 5-grain Pro-75 |
82mm | 10.11kg GLOW 5.71kg Dry |
Sept 2005 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer 1 AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer 2 Perfectflite MiniAlt Altitrac Marshall RF Beacon |
| 15,433ft (4677m) |
Concept-75 (Kit) |
Pete Williams | L800 3-grain 3757 Ns Pro-75 Cesaroni |
82mm 3" |
September 2005 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer Traxa RF Beacon |
||
| 14,563ft (4413m) |
SPASE-001 (Scratchbuilt) |
SPASE | L-850 | 82mm 3" |
8.92kg GLOW 5.25kg Dry |
27th September 2003 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer G-Wiz LC Deluxe |
|
| M-class | 15,961 ft (4865m) |
Phobos-3 (Scratchbuilt) |
MARS | M-1250SM 5600 Ns |
79mm | 7 kg 15.4 lbs |
1st October 2000 | Nevada, U.S.A. |
Black Sky Research ALTACC Altimeter / Accelerometer |
| 14,403 ft (4365m) |
Ginguar must Roar (Scratchbuilt) |
Cath Bashford (MARS) |
M-1900 Blue Baboon |
102mm 4" |
September 2004 | Nevada, U.S.A. |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer | ||
| 14,006 ft (4244m) |
Transient Glory (Scratchbuilt) |
Ben Jarvis (MARS) |
M-2240 5950 Ns |
104mm 4" |
8 kg 17.6 lbs |
August 1998 | Nevada, U.S.A. |
IAX-96 Altimeter / Accelerometer |
