SARGE
Active Re-UsableEXOS Aerospace (EXOS)
Aug. 25, 2018
Description
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
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Length
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Diameter
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Thrust
24 kN -
Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
80 km
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Full Name
SARGE
Payload Capacity
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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EXOS Aerospace
Commercial
President: David Mitchell
EXOS 2014Exos 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.
SARGE | Launch 4
EXOS Aerospace | United States of AmericaSpaceport America, NM, USA
Oct. 26, 2019, 5:40 p.m.
SARGE | Launch 3
EXOS Aerospace | United States of AmericaSpaceport America, NM, USA
June 29, 2019, 6 p.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:
The 3rd launch of EXOS Aerospace's reusable launch vehicle. Failed during ascent due to what appears to be a gimbal issue. Sarge 1 glided steering its parachute and landed safely on the ground after dumping fuel.
Suborbital SARGE 1 - Flight Proven ( ) Spaceport AmericaSARGE | Launch 2 - "Mission 1"
EXOS Aerospace | United States of AmericaSpaceport America, NM, USA
March 2, 2019, 4:45 p.m.
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Mission:
The SARGE rocket carried several small research payloads and was intended to reach a peak altitude of 80 kilometers. It only reached a peak altitude of about 20 kilometers before gliding back to a landing about 1.2 kilometers from the launch pad.
Suborbital SARGE 1 - Flight Proven ( ) Spaceport AmericaLong March 6A
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