Rocket Motor Igniter Kits & Electric Matches

Rocketflite manufactures rocket motor igniter kits, extremely high-temperature and very reliable pyrogen kits, and electric match wires for hobby rocketry enthusiasts, the Department of Defense (CCR CAGE code 7UP72), the fire suppression industry, lighting and stage effects companies, private commercial rocket companies, labs and universities.

Our kits make it quick and easy to dip your own igniters: every kit includes pre-measured chemicals, acetone, mixing tools and instructions. The pyrogen burns at about 5,400°F and contains no lead, mercury, sulfur, sulfides or phosphorus.

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New product: EMCF-12. An electric match that outputs high thermal energy (5,400°F) for applications other than rocket motors. See the EMCF-12.

Choose your igniter system

CF-KIT ClusterFire low-amp pyrogen kit with bottles and mixing tools

ClusterFire (CF): low-amp igniters

All-fire current of only 2.5 A @ 6 VDC with our CFS-12, CF-12, CF-24 or CF-48 wires.
Burns for about 0.5 seconds at 5,400°F.
Launch up to 12 motors at once (wired in series) on most 12 V launch systems capable of 30 A.
Great for ejection charges and most altimeter or timer ignition systems powered by a 9 V lithium battery. Capacitive-discharge systems are not recommended.
One CF-KIT makes 40 g of pyrogen, enough for hundreds of unfolded igniters.

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ML-KIT MagneLite rocket igniter pyrogen kit

MagneLite (ML): maximum heat

Long, hot burn of about one second at 5,400°F.
All-fire current 5 A @ 12 VDC.
Lights AP motors from 29 mm up to Q and beyond, and any BP motor.
Great for clusters with a high-current ignition system like the MagneBlaster.
One ML-KIT makes 40 g of pyrogen, an estimated 900 unfolded ML-12 electric matches.

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Which kit is right for me?

	ClusterFire (CF)	MagneLite (ML)
All-fire current	2.5 A @ 6 VDC	5 A @ 12 VDC
Burn	~0.5 s at 5,400°F	~1 s at 5,400°F
Best for	Clusters on ordinary 12 V launchers, altimeter-fired ejection charges	Large AP motors (29 mm to Q+), high-current cluster systems
Igniter wires	CF-12, CF-24, CF-48, EMCF-12	ML-12, ML-24, ML-48, ML-72
Pyrogen kit	CF-KIT (40 g)	ML-KIT (40 g)

A complete system is one pyrogen kit plus the wires of your choice. Pyrogen and thinner come sealed in glass lab-grade bottles with thermoset PTFE-lined caps for years of storage. Kits ship within the US without a hazmat fee. To see 60 CF-48 igniters fired in parallel with our 24 V, 500 A MagneBlaster, watch the video.

Military, discontinued and custom products

For US military products, including CF-SS initiators for the GTR-18A Smokey SAM, see our military products. Discounted and discontinued items are listed here.

Don't see what you need? We make custom electric match wires and pyrogen formulations to meet most requirements. Contact us.

Since 1989

Rocket lifting off on twelve Rocketflite F50SS Silver Streak motors — Liftoff on 12 Rocketflite F50SS Silver Streak motors. The 25-foot exhaust plume was designed to resemble the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters. Photo © 1993 William Safford, used by permission.

The Nighthawk rocket flying on seven Rocketflite F104SS motors — The Nighthawk flying on seven Rocketflite F104SS motors.

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