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The VS-15 is a Brazilian sounding rocket. It consists of a single, liquid fuel recoverable stage, based on the new L-15 engine (with 15 kN of thrust). It would mainly qualify the L-15 engine in flight. The engine development project was canceled in 2013.

Characteristics

• Thrust = 15 kN
• ISP = 321s

References

1. ^ http://www.orbital-eng.com/services/pdfs/spec-liquid-propulsion.pdf
2. Gomes Paula, Victor Magno. "A TECNOLOGIA DE PROPULSÃO LÍQUIDA NO BRASIL" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
3. Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço

v t e Brazilian space program
Science and technology in Brazil
Satellites	Programs SCD CBERS SGDC Amazônia In development ASTER Flora Hiperspectral SABIA-Mar SARA LATTES GEOMET GSST
Sounding rockets	Active Sonda VS-30 VSB-30 VS-40 Fogtrein Canceled VS-15
Launch vehicles	In development VLM VS-50 Canceled VLS-1 ("Cruzeiro do Sul" launcher family) Tsyklon-4 (collaboration with Ukraine)
Launch sites	Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Alcântara Launch Center
Organisation	Brazilian Space Agency National Institute for Space Research Aeronautics Institute of Technology Aerospace Technology and Science Department
Missions	VLS-1 V01 V02 V03 Missão Centenário Garatéa-L
International programs	Artemis Space Program (collaboration with the United States and 10 other countries)

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