EXOS AerospaceLaunch was a Partial Failure

Mission 1

SARGE

Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:45:00 GMT

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Historical mission record

This page records SARGE | Launch 2 - "Mission 1" and its reported outcome: Launch was a Partial Failure. The date above is a historical record.

Source record updated Jun 14, 2023, 9:48 AM UTC. This is a source update, not a confirmed launch time.

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Mission status

Launch was a Partial Failure

Status reported by the mission data provider.

LAUNCH SITESpaceport America, NM, USA

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.

Launch vehicle: SARGE
Mission type: Suborbital
Destination orbit: Suborbital
Launch pad: Vertical Launch Area
Provider: EXOS Aerospace
Recovery: Parachute Landing, Sarge 1 successfully landed back on Earth. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Launch vehicle

SARGE

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).

Height: 11 m
Diameter: 0.51 m
Stages: 1
Recorded launches: 4
First flight: 2018-08-25