Satélite de Reentrada Atmosférica

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]

SARA Suborbital

The proposed flight schedule includes 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 is 350 km with a range of 300 km. Time spent in microgravity will be around 8 minutes, after which the satellite will reenter the atmosphere and be recovered at sea, 100 km out from Parnaíba.

A second suborbital flight is planned (SARA Suborbital 2), to test flight attitude control system and de-orbit engine.

Configuration

The "Sara suborbital" platform heights 350 kg and is divided into four subsystems:

SARA Orbital

The orbital version of the satellite will operate in a circular 300 km low earth orbit, during a maximum of 10 days.

References

  1. ↑ "Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço". Iae.cta.br. 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Analise De Estrutura Interna Do Modulo de Experimentos Do Sara Suborbital". Inicepg.univap.br. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço". Iae.cta.br. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alcântara sedia encontro que discute atividade espacial no País — Portal Brasil