The rocket’s primary goal was to reach 10,000 ft above ground level (AGL) and safely carry a dummy payload of 8.8 lb, following the competition’s requirements for flight performance and recovery.  To meet this target, the team selected an M-class motor and developed a Student Researched and Developed (SRAD) solid propulsion system as a core element of the project. Phaethon is a roughly 2 m long rocket with a maximum diameter of 16 cm, using carbon-fiber components for key external structures.  A key design priority was robustness and safety: the avionics were built with redundancy, combining a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) main system with a second SRAD system.  Communication with the ground station was implemented through APRS (for the COTS system) and LoRa (for the SRAD system), improving reliability in tracking and telemetry.