Partial Failure
SARGE Launch 3
Suborbital
EXOS Aerospace(EXOS)Commercial
SARGE
Suborbit
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.
Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Replay
Mission details
EXOS Mission
#3
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#3
Launch Window
NET
Jun 29, 2019, 6:00 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
SARGE Specs
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).
Length
11 m
Diameter
0.51 m
Thrust
24 kN
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
3mo 28d
Total Launches
4
Successful
0
Failed
4
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Aug 25, 2018
Spaceport America, NM, USA
Spaceport America is an FAA-licensed spaceport located in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin north of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and southeast of Truth or Consequences. With Virgin Galactic's launch of the VSS Unity, with three people aboard, on May 22, 2021, New Mexico became the third US state to launch humans into space after California and Florida.
Timezone
America/Denver
Local Launch Time
Jun 29, 2019, 12:00 PM
Total Launches
4
Total Landings
4
Coordinates
32.9903, -106.9697
EXOS Aerospace
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.
Founded
2014
Administrator
President: David Mitchell
Total Launches
4
Successful
0
Failed
4
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0