Sonda 4
Sounding rocket. Year: 1984. Family: VLS. Country: Brazil.

2 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x S-43 + 1 x Sonda 3-1

Manufacturer: INPE. Launches: 4. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 75.00%. First Launch Date: 1984-11-21. Last Launch Date: 1989-03-28. Launch data is: complete. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 203.000 kN (45,636 lbf). Total Mass: 7,200 kg (15,800 lb). Core Diameter: 1.01 m (3.31 ft). Total Length: 11.00 m (36.00 ft).



Sonda 4 Chronology

1984 November 21 - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: Sonda 4. LV Configuration: Sonda 4 PT-01.

  • Test mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: IAE. Apogee: 616 km (382 mi). References: 1079.
1985 November 19 - 13:00 GMT - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: Sonda 4. LV Configuration: Sonda 4 PT-02.
  • GL A40.401 (HARP) Test mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: IAE. Apogee: 667 km (414 mi). References: 1592.
1987 November 8 - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: Sonda 4. LV Configuration: Sonda 4 PT-03. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: IAE. Apogee: 130 km (80 mi). References: 1089.
1989 March 28 - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Vehicle: Sonda 4. LV Configuration: Sonda 4 PT-04.
  • Test mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: IAE. Apogee: 821 km (510 mi). References: 1089.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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