Launch 2 - "Mission 1"
SARGE
EXOS Aerospace
Mission
Mission 1
- Type: Suborbital
- Orbit: Suborbital
The SARGE rocket carried several small research payloads and was intended to reach a peak altitude of 80 kilometers. It only reached a peak altitude of about 20 kilometers before gliding back to a landing about 1.2 kilometers from the launch pad.
Location
Vertical Launch Area
Spaceport America, NM, USA
Vertical Launch Area has witnessed the launch of 4 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts, while Spaceport America, NM, USA, has been the site for 4 rocket launches.
Rocket
EXOS Aerospace SARGE
The SARGE vehicle is based on the STIG B platform developed as part of Armadillo Aerospace’s lunar lander program.
The SARGE vehicle employs a LOX-ethanol propulsion module based on the LE23000FC series engines, producing approximately 5500 lbs of thrust.
The airframe is a reusable sounding rocket with a 20 inches (51 cm) diameter, and is 36 feet (11 m) tall.
Helium pressurant cold gas thrusters provide attitude control for pitch-roll-yaw and pointing capability.
Payload must fit inside a 20 inches (51 cm) diameter cylinder, be no more than 36 inches (91 cm) tall (in its standard configuration) and weigh no more than 50 kilograms (110 lb).
Landing
Core SARGE 1
Booster SARGE 1 last launched 10/26/2019 and has seen 3 successful launches and landings. Sarge 1 is the first SARGE reusable sounding rocket.
Spaceport America – SA
FAA-licensed spaceport in New Mexico.
Parachute Landing – PL
Unpowered landing using parachute(s).
Agency
EXOS Aerospace
Exos Aerospace Systems & Technologies is an aerospace manufacturer and developer of reusable launch systems intended to support unmanned orbital spaceflight launches, and is based in Caddo Mills, Texas.
