VS-40
 VS-40 rocket on display in Brasília | |
| Function | Sounding rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Size | |
| Height | 9.50 m (31.10 ft) |
| Diameter | 1.01 m (3.31 ft) |
| Mass | 6,800 kg (14,900 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | 500 kg (650 km) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara, Andøya Rocket Range, Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (planned)[1] |
| Total launches | 3 |
| Failures | 1[2] |
| First flight | 2 April 1993 |
| First stage - S40TM | |
| Engines | 1 Solid |
| Thrust | 208.39 kN (46,848 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 275 s (2.70 kN·s/kg) |
| Burn time | 56 seconds |
| Fuel | Solid |
| Second stage - S44M | |
| Engines | 1 Solid |
| Thrust | 33.24 kN |
| Specific impulse | 282 s |
| Burn time | 68 seconds |
| Fuel | Solid |
The VS-40 (Foguete Suborbital VS-40) is a Brazilian sounding rocket using solid fuel, stabilized aerodynamically, distributed between the first stage S40TM (4,200 kg) engine and the second stage S44M (810 kg) engine.[3][4] This configuration corresponds to the upper stages of the VLS-1 rocket.
Flights[5]
- VS-40 PT-01 - "Operação Santa Maria" - 1993/04/02 - Qualifying flight for the S44 engine. 760 seconds in micro-gravity.
- VS-40 PT-02 - "Operação Livramento" - 1998/03/21 - VAP-1 (Fokker) payload.
- VS-40M / SHEFEX II - 2012/06/22[6][7] - SHEFEX (Sharp Edge Flight Experiment) II payload.
- VS-40M / V03 - "Operação São Lourenço" - in development - SARA - Satélite de Reentrada Atmosférica (Atmospheric Reentry Satellite) Suborbital 1 [8][9][10] - 2014
- VS-40 - in development - SARA Suborbital 2
Characteristics
- Length (mm) 6725
- Payload Mass (kg) 500
- Diameter (mm) 1000
- Total takeoff mass (kg) 6,737
- Mass of propellant (kg) 5,054
- Structural mass (kg) 1,028
- Apogee (km) 650
- Microgravity time (s) 760
References
- ↑ http://www.brasil.gov.br/ciencia-e-tecnologia/2014/05/alcantara-sedia-encontro-que-discute-atividade-espacial-no-pais
- ↑ http://www.fab.mil.br/noticias/mostra/23713/ESPA%C3%87O%20-%20Projeto%20SARA%20continua,%20afirma%20Diretor%20de%20Ci%C3%AAncia%20e%20Tecnologia%20Aeroespacial
- ↑ http://www.iae.cta.br/?action=vs40
- ↑ http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vs40.htm
- ↑ http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_fam/s-40.htm
- ↑ http://www.rocketrange.no/?page_id=751&campaign_id=16
- ↑ http://www.vnews.com.br/noticia.php?id=123510
- ↑ http://www.iae.cta.br/?action=sara
- ↑ http://www.inicepg.univap.br/cd/INIC_2008/anais/arquivosINIC/INIC0101_01_O.pdf
- ↑ http://www.brasil.gov.br/ciencia-e-tecnologia/2014/05/alcantara-sedia-encontro-que-discute-atividade-espacial-no-pais
External links
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- http://www.iae.cta.br/?action=vs40
- http://www.aeb.gov.br/indexx.php?secao=lancadores
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlr_de/sets/72157630206701578/with/7407479734/
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