Function | Sounding rocket Test of the VLM-1 subsystems |
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Manufacturer | IAE DLR |
Country of origin | Brazil, Germany |
Size | |
Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
Diameter | 1.46 m (4 ft 9 in) |
Mass | 15 t |
Stages | 2 |
Associated rockets | |
Derivative work | VLM |
Launch history | |
Status | In development |
Launch sites | Alcântara Launch Center |
First flight | 2024 (planned) |
First stage – S50 | |
Second stage – S44 | |
VS-50 (suborbital rocket VS-50) is a joint development of sounding rocket from the Institute of Aeronautics and Space (IAE) and German Aerospace Center (DLR).[1]