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EXOS AerospaceSARGEVertical Launch Area, Spaceport America, NM, USA

Launch 1 - "Pathfinder"

Launched

August 25, 2018

Launch was a Partial Failure

Summary

Pathfinder launched on an EXOS Aerospace SARGE from Vertical Launch Area, Spaceport America, NM, USA on August 25, 2018. The mission was a partial failure. It was EXOS Aerospace's 1st launch and 1st this year. It was the 1st SARGE flight. Booster SARGE 1 flew for the 1st time and landed at Spaceport America. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).

Vehicle
SARGE · EXOS Aerospace
Booster
  • SARGE 1 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing at Spaceport America · landed17/18 landed here
Mission
Suborbital · Suborbital (Sub)
Milestone
1st SARGE flightEXOS Aerospace's 1st launch1st this year

Webcast

Replay
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About this launch

First test launch of the SARGE reusable sounding rocket.

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Map of Vertical Launch Area

Vertical Launch Area, Spaceport America, NM, USA

1st launch from Vertical Launch Area, 1st this year · 1st from Spaceport America, NM, USA

4 launches from this pad · 4 from Spaceport America, NM, USA

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Pathfinder launch?

Pathfinder launched on August 25, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Pathfinder?

Coverage: SARGE Launch 1 - “Pathfinder". Watch the replay

What rocket launched Pathfinder?

SARGE, flown by EXOS Aerospace. SARGE spec sheet

Where did Pathfinder launch from?

Vertical Launch Area, Spaceport America, NM, USA.

Did the booster land?

Booster SARGE 1 flew for the 1st time and landed at Spaceport America.

What orbit was Pathfinder going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a suborbital mission.