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    Avio’s Zefiro-40 firing

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    • Title Avio’s Zefiro-40 firing
    • Released: 26/11/2024
    • Length 00:03:50
    • Language English
    • Footage Type Documentary
    • Copyright Avio
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      Avio’s Zefiro-40 solid rocket motor test-fire.

      On 3 October 2024 the Zefiro-40, the second stage of the Vega-C rocket, was successfully fired by prime contractor Avio at its Salto di Quirra test facility in Sardinia, Italy. This video shows scenes from a second firing that followed a test of the motor in May 2024 and concluded the qualification tests for an improved engine nozzle design of the Zefiro-40.

      The motor was installed on its horizontal test bench. The first test was performed under high operating pressure and with a short burning time, this test was conducted at a low operating pressure and burnt for longer, as expected and according to the test predictions. Two firings are standard procedure when preparing solid-fuel rocket motors for operations.

      Zefiro-40 is a 7.6 m tall rocket motor, 2.3 m in diameter and is loaded with over 36 tonnes of solid propellant. It is just one of three solid-propulsion stages that are used by Vega-C, firing for 92 seconds with an average thrust of 1304 kN.

      Zefiro-40 is developed and manufactured by Avio in their Colleferro factory near Rome, Italy.

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    • Activity Space Transportation
    • Mission Vega, Vega-C
    • System Vega Launch Vehicle
    • Location Italy, Sardinia
    • Action Testing
    • Keywords Test Centre, Test engineers
    • Set European rocket engines

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