Sonda
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Sonda is a type of Brazil
ian-built sounding rocket
s in the VLS
(.) family.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian-built sounding rocket
Sounding rocket
A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The origin of the term comes from nautical vocabulary, where to sound is to throw a weighted line from a ship into...
s in the VLS
VLS-1
The VLS - Satellite Launch Vehicle - is the Brazilian Space Agency's main satellite launch vehicle project. The project's goal is to develop a launch vehicle capable of launching small general-purpose satellites into orbit...
(.) family.
Sonda 1
- The Sonda 1 is a double stage rocket (1 x S10-1 + 1 x S-10-2 rocket stages) with a maximum flight altitude of 65 km, a liftoff thrust of 27 kN a total mass of 100 kg, a diameter of 11 cm and a length of 4.5 metres. It was launched 9 times between 1965 and 1966.
Sonda 2
- The Sonda 2 is a single stage rocket (1 x S-20 rocket stage) with a maximum flight altitude of 180 km, a Liftoff Thrust of 36.00 kN, a total mass of 400 kg, a core Diameter of 0.30 m and a total Length of 5.60 m. It was launched 7 times between 1990 and 1996.
Sonda 3
- Sonda 3 is a double stage rocket available in two versions, the Sonda 3 (1 x S30 + 1 x S-20 rocket stages) and the Sonda 3M1 (1 x S30 + 1 x S-23 rocket stages). Both rockets have a maximum flight altitude of 600 km, a liftoff Thrust of 102.00 kN, a diameter of 0.30 m and a length of 8.00 m. However Sonda 3 weighs 1500 kg while Sonda 3 M1 weighs 1400 kg at launch. It was launched 27 times between 1976 and 2002.
Sonda 4
- Sonda 4 is a double stage rocket (1 x S30 + 1 x S-43 rocket stages) with a maximum flight altitude of 800 km, a liftoff Thrust of 203.00 kN, a total Mass of 7200 kg, a diameter of 1.01 m and a length of 11.00 m. It was launched 7 times between 1984 and 1990.
External links
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/sonda1.htm
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/sonda2.htm
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/sonda3.htm
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/sonda4.htm