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SARGE Launch 4

Overview

Destination: Suborbital
Mission: Suborbital

Suborbital Vertical Launch Area Spaceport America, NM, USA
SARGE 1 - Spaceport America

The 4th launch of EXOS Aerospace's reusable launch vehicle.

SARGE

Family:
Configuration:

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).

Specifications

Stages
1
Length
11.0 m
Diameter
0.51 m
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
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Thrust
24.0 kN

Family

Name
SARGE
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Full Name
SARGE

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Booster Info

SARGE 1

Status: Destroyed

Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: August 25, 2018
Last Flight: October 26, 2019

Flights: 4
Landings Attempted: 4
Landings Successful: 3

Previous SARGE 1 Flights

Landing Information

SARGE will attempt to land after its 4th flight.

Result: SARGE 1 did not land successfully.

EXOS Aerospace

(EXOS)

President: David Mitchell Founded: 2014 Successes: 0 Failures: 4 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

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.

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