AEB VLS-1 SCD-2A
VLS-1
Status
Failure
Date
2 NOV 1997
12:25
Launch Provider
Brazilian Space Agency
Launch Pad
VLS Pad
Alcântara Space Center, Federative Republic of Brazil
Mission Overview
The satellites of the SCD (Satelites de Coleta de Dados) series are equipped to collect and transmit meteorological and environmental data collected by automatic platforms (PCD) installed on land or on oceanic buoys. The data is relayed to one or more ground stations.
Rocket
VLS-1
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The VLS-1 was the Brazilian Space Agency's main satellite launch vehicle. The launch vehicle was to be capable of launching satellites into orbit. The launch site was located at the Alcântara Launch Center due to its proximity to the equator.
Height
19.5 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
50 T
Thrust
1,172 kN