Fogtrein, is the name given to a family of Brazilian

research rocket A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The rockets are used to ...

s created jointly by the Air Force Command (

COMAer "Wings that protect the country" , colours = , colours_label = , march = s:Hino dos Aviadores, Hino dos Aviadores , mascot = , anniversaries ...

) and Avibras. The rockets are used for testing, qualification and training of teams in the Alcântara Launch Center (CLA) and the

Barreira do Inferno Launch Center The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center ( pt, Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI, ) is a rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965, and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, the capital of ...

(CLBI). These vehicles are designed to be launched in adverse conditions such as high salinity, winds up to 10 m / s and rain up to 10 mm / h . All models will admit payloads (5 kg to 30 kg), with electric networks and telemetry equipment, along experiments of interest in the academic and scientific community.

Models

Basic Training Rocket (FTB)

Mission: Model for operational training of a Launch Center, in isolation, without participation of the remote station for redundant monitoring vehicle, with telemetry in S band and apogee greater than 30 km. * Stages: Single-stage * Status : In service. * Height : 3.05 m * Diameter : 12.7 cm * Mass : 67.8 kg * Payload : 5 kg * Thrust at launch: * Apogee : 30 km * Premiere : August 10, 2009 * Last: November 7, 2012 * Released: 26 (in August 2014)

Launches

*01 - 10.08.2009 -

Alcantara Space Center Alcantara, Alcântara (Portuguese), Alcántara (Spanish), Alcàntara, Alcàntera, El-Qantarah and (El) Kantara are all transliterations of the Arabic word ''al qantara'' (القنطرة), meaning "the bridge". Alcantara may refer to: People * A ...

*02 - 13.08.2009 - Alcantara Space Center *03 - 20.10.2009 -

Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center ( pt, Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI, ) is a Spaceport, rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965, and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, Rio G ...

*04 - 21.10.2009 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *05 - 25.02.2010 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *06 - 27.04.2010 - Alcantara Space Center *07 - 29.04.2010 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *08 - 26.07.2010 - Alcantara Space Center *09 - 20.09.2010 - Alcantara Space Center *10 - 27.04.2011 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *11 - 16.06.2011 - Alcantara Space Center *12 - 17.06.2011 - Alcantara Space Center *13 - 20.10.2011 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *14 - 14.03.2012 - Alcantara Space Center *15 - 29.03.2012 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *16 - 21.05.2012 - Alcantara Space Center *17 - 29.05.2012 - Alcantara Space Center *18 - 21.06.2012 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *19 - 08.08.2012 - Alcantara Space Center *20 - 19.09.2012 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *21 - 27.09.2012 - Alcantara Space Center *22 - 31.10.2012 - Alcantara Space Center *23 - 07.11.2012 - Alcantara Space Center *24 - 13.03.2013 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *25 - 23.05.2013 - Alcantara Space Center *26 - 08.08.2013 - Alcantara Space Center *27 - 12.03.2014 - Alcantara Space Center *28 - 28.08.2014 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *29 - 02.10.2014 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *30 - 10.12.2014 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *31 - 19.06.2015 - Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno *32 - 27.08.2015 - Alcantara Space Center

Intermediate Training Rocket (FTI)

Mission: Model for operational training of a Launch Center, in isolation, without participation of the remote station for redundant monitoring vehicle, with telemetry in S-band, C-band transponders, flight termination, and height above 60 km. * Stages: Single-stage * Status : In service. * Height : 5.4 m * Diameter : 30 cm * Mass : 490 kg * Payload : 30 kg * Thrust at launch: * Apogee : 60 km * Premiere : August 3, 2010 * Last: * Released: 8 (on 2013)

Launches

*01 - 03.08.2010 -

CLBI The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center ( pt, Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno; CLBI, ) is a rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965, and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, the capital of ...

*02 - 30.09.2010 - CLA *03 - 26.05.2011 - CLA *04 - 27.05.2011 - CLA *05 - 31.08.2011 - CLA - failure *06 - 02.09.2011 - CLA *07 - 13.11.2012 - CLA - Operação Tangará I *08 - 29.11.2012 - CLA *09 - 13.06.2013 - CLA *10 - 26.06.2013 -

*11 - 09.05.2014 - CLA - Operação Águia I *12 - 21.08.2014 - CLA *13 - 31.10.2015 - CLA - Operação São Lourenço

Advanced Training Rocket (FTA)

Mission: Model for operational training on two launch centers, one being responsible for the launch and the other for remote monitoring of vehicle and payloads, with telemetry in S-band, C-band transponders, flight termination, and height exceeding 160 km. * Stages: Two-stages * Location : To be developed. * Apogee : 100 km (planned)

References

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