SARGE (EXOS Aerospace)
The SARGE is a reusable, active launch vehicle manufactured by EXOS Aerospace (established in 2014). It undertook its inaugural launch on 08/25/2018.
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).
SARGE Specifications
| Length | 11 m |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 0.51 m |
| Stages | 1 |
| Takeoff Thrust | 24 kN |
| Apogee | 80 km |
SARGE Launch Record
| Total Launches | 4 |
|---|---|
| Failed Launches | 4 |
SARGE Landing Record
| Attempted Landings | 4 |
|---|---|
| Successful Landings | 3 |
| Failed Landings | 1 |
| Fastest Turnaround | 118 days 23 hrs 39 min 57 sec |
Manufacturer
President: David Mitchell
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.