Multi Stage Records

Multi stage rocketry altitude records are those in which multiple stages of rocket motors are employed. Please note, all of these flights recovered both stages of the rockets, and either are capable of being re-used, or have been re-used on multiple 2-stage rocket launches.

Altitude
(feet /
kilometres)
Name
or Group
Motor /
Total
Impulse
Airframe
Diameter
Rocket
mass
Date Location Altitude
verification
method
1. 21,213 ft Damian Hall
(WRS)
K660
CTI Pro-54
K660
CTI Pro-54
75mm April 2005 Folly Gate,
Devon,
U.K.
Compact R-DAS Flight Computer #1
Compact R-DAS Flight Computer #2
2. 14,398 ft Hugh Gemmell
(SRA)
K-700W
J-570W
68mm March 2000 Lincolnshire, U.K. Transolve P2 Altimeter
3. 13,895 ft Rob 'O Brien
(WLRS)
K-550W
K-185W
75mm March 2000 Lincolnshire, U.K. BSR ALTACC Altimeter
/Accelerometer
4. 13,737 ft MARS K-550W
J-570W
58mm April 1999 Lincolnshire, U.K. BSR ALTACC Altimeter
/Accelerometer
5. 10,010 ft Hugh Gemmell
(SRA)
J-570W
J-350W
68mm April 1999 Lincolnshire, U.K. Transolve P2 Altimeter
6. 6787 ft Chris Eilbeck
(MARS)
I-540
J-330
54mm July 2005 Lincolnshire, U.K. AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer
7. 5224 ft Pete Davy I-284W
I-211W
75mm March 2000 Lincolnshire, U.K. ALTACC