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S-40 Family
Sonda-4 |
VS-40 |
VLS-1 |
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonda-4 | S-40 | S-30 | - | - |
| VS-40 | S-40TM | S-44 | - | - |
| VS-40M | S-40M | S-44 | - | - |
| VS-43 | S-43 | S-44 | - | - |
| VLS-1 | 4 × S-43 | S-43TM | S-40TM | S-44 |
| VSISNAV | 4 × S-43 | S-43TM | Dummy | Dummy |
| VLM | S-43 | S-40TM | S-44 | S-33 |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLS-1 | 380 | 250 | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| VLM | 100 | 67 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
Nr TypeNr Serial Vehicle Date LS Payload
1 1 PT-01 Sonda-4 21.11.1984 * BdI LC-6 ? 2 2 PT-02 Sonda-4 19.11.1985 * BdI LC-6 GL A40.401 (HARP) 3 3 PT-03 Sonda-4 08.10.1987 * F BdI LC-6 ? 4 4 PT-04 Sonda-4 28.04.1989 * BdI LC-6 ? 5 1 PT-01 VS-40 02.04.1993 * Al R&D (Operação Santa Maria) 6 1 V01 VLS-1 02.11.1997 * F Al VLS SCD 2A 7 2 PT-02 VS-40 21.03.1998 * Al VAP-1 (Operação Livramento) 8 2 V02 VLS-1 11.12.1999 * F Al VLS SACI 2 (9) (3) V03 VLS-1 22.08.2003 * F% Al VLS SATEC / UNOSAT 1 9 1 VS-40M 22.06.2012 * And U3 SHEFEX 2 10 2 V03 VS-40M 13.11.2015 * F Al SARA-Suborbital 1 (Operação São Lourenço) Planned: x x Vxx VS-40M xx.xx.20xx * ? SARA-Suborbital 2 Failures: Flight 3: ? Flight 6: One Strap-On failed to ignite Flight 8: Second Stage failed Flight (9): Pre-launch ignition and explosion of one booster, 21 people killed, launch was planned NET 25.08,2003 Flight 10: Exploded on lift-off Launch sites: Al = Alcantara Space Center (CLA), BrazilAnd = Andøya Space Center (Andøya Rocket Range), Andøya, Nordland, Norway
