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A rocket has propellant mass of 7200 kg, structural mass of 800 kg, and payload mass of 60...

A rocket has propellant mass of 7200 kg, structural mass of 800 kg, and payload mass of 60 kg. The specific impulse of the engine is 275 s. The mass flow rate of propellants is 72 kg/s. What is the burnout velocity of the rocket? Plot height and velocity as a function of time, up until burnout. Do you think this rocket will make orbit?

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