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Space (Launches and Returns) (High Power Rocket) Rules 2019
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5 Definition of high power rocket
For the purposes of the definition of high power rocket in section 8 of the Act, an object is a high power rocket if: (a) it is a rocket propelled by a motor or motors with a combined total impulse greater than 889,600 Newton seconds; or (b) it is a rocket propelled by a motor or motors with a combined total impulse greater than 40,960 Newton seconds and is fitted with a system or systems that allow active control of its trajectory.