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Tau Rocket Team

Current Universidade Federal de Santa Maria student rocketry team linked to the Centro de Tecnologia. UFSM reports 53 students developing the Quark II rocket and the Aqua environmental-monitoring satellite payload across aerodynamics and trajectory, electronics, structures, propulsion, recovery, and software subsystems. Tau placed second at the 2025 Latin American Space Challenge and began planning its next projects for 2026.

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Field
Experimental rocketry, hybrid and solid propulsion, aerodynamics, structures, recovery, avionics, and satellite payloads
Name
Tau Rocket Team
Region
SA
Status
active

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Description
Current Universidade Federal de Santa Maria student rocketry team linked to the Centro de Tecnologia. UFSM reports 53 students developing the Quark II rocket and the Aqua environmental-monitoring satellite payload across aerodynamics and trajectory, electronics, structures, propulsion, recovery, and software subsystems. Tau placed second at the 2025 Latin American Space Challenge and began planning its next projects for 2026.
Latitude
-29.6868
Location
Longitude
-53.8149
University

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Creation Time
August 1, 2026 at 11:18:51 UTC
Updated Time
August 1, 2026 at 11:18:51 UTC