SARA - Satélite de Reentrada Atmosférica is a Brazilian satellite project,[1] with the objective of performing experiments in microgravity environment and returning them to the Earth.[2]
| Operator | Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço |
|---|---|
| Range | 300 km (planned) |
| Apogee | 350 km (planned) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 13, 2015 (UTC) |
| Rocket | VS-40M |
| Launch site | Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno |
| End of mission | |
| Destroyed | Launch failure |
SARA Suborbital
editConfiguration
editThe "Sara suborbital" platform heights 350 kg and is divided into four subsystems:
- Structural
- Electrical - includes cold gas actuators, designed to null the satellite's angular velocity after launch
- Recovery - 3 parachutes: pilot, drogue and main
- Experiment module (MEXP)
Flights
editSARA Suborbital 1 / Operação São Lourenço
editThe proposed flight schedule included a first sub-orbital test flight (SARA Suborbital 1) in 2014[3][4] using a VS-40 rocket launched from the Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (Operação São Lourenço).[4] The predicted apogee was 350 km with a range of 300 km. Time spent in microgravity would be around 8 minutes, after which the satellite would reenter the atmosphere and be recovered at sea, 100 km out from Parnaíba.
On 13 November 2015 the launch was attempted, resulting in an explosion of the VS-40M V03 rocket on the pad.[5]
SARA Suborbital 2
editA second suborbital flight was planned (SARA Suborbital 2), to test flight attitude control system and de-orbit engine.
SARA Orbital
editThe orbital version of the satellite will operate in a circular 300 km low Earth orbit, during a maximum of 10 days.
References
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- ^ "Projeto SARA". Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço. 2008-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Vieira; Arantes Filho; Loures (2008). "ANÁLISE DA ESTRUTURA INTERNA DO MÓDULO DE EXPERIMENTOS DO SARA SUBORBITAL" (PDF). Inicepg.univap.br. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço". Iae.cta.br. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ a b "Alcântara sedia encontro que discute atividade espacial no País". Portal Brasil. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ CECOMSAER (2015). "Projeto SARA continua, afirma Diretor de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial - Força Aérea Brasileira". Força Aérea Brasileira.
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