VS-40
VS-40 rocket on display in Brazil | |
| Function | Sounding rocket |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Size | |
| Height | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
| Diameter | 1.01 m (3 ft 4 in) |
| Mass | 6,800 kg (15,000 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to sub-orbital flight | |
| Altitude | 650 km (400 mi) |
| Mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Alcântara Space Center, Andøya Space, Barreira do Inferno Launch Center |
| Total launches | 3 |
| Failure(s) | 1 |
| First flight | 2 April 1993 |
| First stage – S40TM | |
| Gross mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) |
| Specific impulse | 275 seconds (2.70 km/s) |
| Burn time | 56 seconds |
| Second stage – S44M | |
| Gross mass | 810 kg (1,790 lb) |
| Maximum thrust | 33.24 kN (7,470 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 282 seconds (2.77 km/s) |
| Burn time | 68 seconds |
The VS-40 (Foguete Suborbital VS-40) is a Brazilian sounding rocket using solid fuel and stabilized aerodynamically.
The original version, VS-40, uses the S-40TM (4,200 kg) first stage engine and the S-44M (810 kg) second stage engine. This configuration corresponds to the upper stages of the VLS-1 rocket.
Version VS-40M used a S-40M engine for the first stage.