VS-40
VS-40 rocket on display in Brasília
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| Function | Sounding rocket |
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| 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 |
| Total launches | 3 |
| Failures | 1 |
| 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. This configuration corresponds to the upper stages of the VLS-1 rocket.
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