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Zefiro (rocket stage)

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26: 2128: 657: 631:, designed and built exclusively with Avio technologies, is 3.5 metres tall, weighs 11.5 tonnes and burns 9 tonnes of solid propellant. It has a nominal burn time of 77 seconds with combustion chamber pressure of 95 510:
took place at Salto di Quirra on 28 March 2007. After 35 seconds, there was a sudden drop in the motor's internal pressure, leading to an increased combustion time. On 23 October 2008, an enhanced version of the
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is 7.5 meters tall and weighs 26 tonnes, of which 24 tonnes consist of solid propellant. It has a nominal burn time of 103 seconds with combustion chamber pressure of 95
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occurred shortly after the planned ignition during the FalconEye 1 mission on 11 July 2019 which resulted in the loss of the satellite and a mission failure. The
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achieved a top speed of approximately 2.17 km/s, 233 seconds into flight. The rocket then deviated below its planned ascent trajectory before falling into the
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was test fired twice on 26 June 2006 and 27 March 2008 at Salto di Quirra. Both tests were successful and the motor qualified for use on Vega.
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The first engine completed was Zefiro 9, the third stage engine. The first test firing was carried out on 20 December 2005, at the
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A failure of a Zefiro-40 second stage occurred on 20 December 2022, reported as under-pressure issues at launch.
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is used as second stage of Vega-C and is intended to be used with the Vega-E. In comparison to its predecessor
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first test occurred on 8 March 2018 also at Salto di Quirra with a successful 92 seconds burn.
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cket, conceived when this motor was intended to be used as first and second stages of
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took place at the Salto di Quirra Interforce Test Range in Sardinia, Italy.
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with a modified nozzle design and increased propellant load, the
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was supposed to fire for 77 seconds. Telemetry data showed the
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models is HTPB 1912 with a nominal composition of 19% of
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Second stage (Vega C / Vega E) – Zefiro 40
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Index


Paris Air Show
Avio
Italy
Vega C
Vega
Specific impulse
Aluminium
HTPB
AP
APCP
Specific impulse
Specific impulse
solid-fuel
rocket motors
Avio
European Space Agency
Vega rocket
San Marco
Italian Space Agency
Greek god
Zephyrus
Vega C
Vega
Salto di Quirra
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Vega rocket
Atlantic Ocean north
Centre Spatial Guyanais

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