VS-40
Sign in to saveThe VS-40 (Foguete Suborbital VS-40) is a Brazilian sounding rocket using solid fuel and stabilized aerodynamically.
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8 sectionsContents
- Flights
- Characteristics
- S-40 rocket engine
- S-40TM specifications
- S-44 rocket engine
- S-44 specifications
- References
- External links
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.
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