OpenRocket

OpenRocket is a free, fully featured model rocket simulator that allows you to design and simulate your rockets before actually building and flying them.

Design, Visualize, and Analyze

1. Design your rockets using a rich selection of built-in components:

2. Visualize your masterpiece in 3D:

3. Plot & Analyze your simulation results for precision and improvements:

Features

• Six-degree-of-freedom flight simulation
• Automatic design optimization
• Realtime simulated altitude, velocity, and acceleration display
• Staging and clustering support
• Export to other simulation programs (RockSim, RASAero II)
• Export component(s) to OBJ file for 3D printing
• Cross-platform (Java-based)

... plus many more

Read more on our website.

Installers

You can find the OpenRocket installers here.

Release notes are available on each release's page or on our website.

Documentation

You can find our documentation on ReadTheDocs.

Getting started

Check out our documentation for a detailled guide on how to get started.

The easiest way to get familiar with OpenRocket is to open one of our in-program example designs:

Dive into the essentials: adjust component dimensions, plot a simulation, swap out motors, ... Explore the impact of your changes and, most importantly, enjoy the process!

OpenRocket-related Projects & Tools

Note: If you have an OpenRocket-related project you would like included in the list, you can file a new issue for it.

Core Projects

| Project | Type | Description | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| | openrocket/openrocket | Core project | Main simulator (Java) | | openrocket/openrocket.github.io | Website source | Website content (Jekyll) | | openrocket/openrocket-database | Data enhancement | Expanded parts catalog (originally dbcook/openrocket-database) |

Integration & Scripting

| Project | Type | Description | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | openrocket/orhelper | Integration (Python) | Python scripting/module for OpenRocket (via JPype) (forked from SilentSys/orhelper) | | RocketPy-Team/RocketSerializer | Integration (Python) | Convert .ork files to RocketPy-compatible formats | | SpaceTeam/ortools | Integration Tools (Python) | Scripts like 6DOF landing scatter visualization | | schrum2/OpenRocketQD | Optimization tool (Python) | Quality Diversity optimization for rocket designs | | waterloo-rocketry/or-monte-carlo | Simulation tool (Java) | Monte Carlo simulation wrapper for OpenRocket |

Engine & Aerodynamics Extensions

| Project | Type | Description | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------| | SpaceTeam/ORLEG | Engine modeling (Python) | Liquid-engine generator for OpenRocket | | WPI-HPRC/ORBrake (archived) | Plugin (Java) | Active drag control (air-brakes) |

Wind & Atmospheric Data

| Project | Type | Description | |--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ORWind | Atmospheric data utility | Fetches/imports multi-level wind data for OpenRocket | | Aloft | Weather data utility | Retrieves weather/atmospheric profiles (winds, temp, pressure) for flight simulation |

Design & CAD Integration

| Project | Type | Description | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | FreeCAD Rocket Workbench | CAD workbench | A rocket design workbench for FreeCAD that can import OpenRocket .ork files |

Example Designs / Showcase

| Project | Type | Description | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| | TrinetraOne-OpenRocket | Example designs | Showcase rocket project |

Contribute

Help us soar higher! Whether it's implementing features, writing documentation, or creating design examples, every contribution matters. Interested? Check out how to get involved and the practicalities of contributing.

Contributors

• Sampo Niskanen - Original developer
• Doug Pedrick - RockSim designs, printing
• Kevin Ruland - Android version
• Bill Kuker - 3D visualization
• Richard Graham - Geodetic computations
• Jason Blood - Freeform fin set import
• Boris du Reau - Internationalization
• Daniel Williams - Pod support, maintainer
• Joe Pfeiffer - Maintainer
• Billy Olsen - Maintainer
• Sibo Van Gool - RASAero file format, 3D OBJ export, dark theme, maintainer
• Neil Weinstock - Tester, icons, forum support
• H. Craig Miller - Tester

You can view the full list of contributors here.

Translators

• Tripoli France
• Tripoli Spain
• Stefan Lobas / ERIG
• Mauro Biasutti
• Sky Dart Team / Ruslan V. Uss
• Vladimir Beran
• Polish Rocketry Society / ukasz & Alex Kazanski
• Sibo Van Gool
• Mohamed Amin Elkebsi
• Oleksandr Hladin

License

OpenRocket is proudly open-source under the GNU GPL license. Feel free to use, study, and extend.

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