VS-30

VS-30
FunctionSounding rocket
ManufacturerInstituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço
Country of originBrazil
Size
Height5 m (16.40 ft)
Diameter0.56 m (1.83 ft)
Mass1,400 kg (3,000 lb)
Stages1
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesAlcântara
Andøya
Barreira do Inferno
Svalbard Rocket Range
Failure(s)1
First flightApril 28, 1997
First stage - S-30
Engines1 Solid
Thrust102.00 kN (22,930 lbf)
Burn time20 seconds
PropellantSolid

The VS-30 is a Brazilian sounding rocket, developed by the Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço and derived from the Sonda 3 sounding rocket first stage. It consists of a single, solid-fuelled stage, and has been launched from Alcântara, Maranhão and Barreira do Inferno , Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil, and Andøya and Svalbard Rocket Range in Norway.

Brazilian VS rocket family

It has been launched both on its own, or in the VS-30 Orion configuration, with an American Orion upper stage. On its own, it can reach an apogee of 140 kilometres, and with an Orion upper stage, it can reach an apogee of 434 kilometres. The VS-30 is also used as the upper stage of the VSB-30 rocket.

Flights

List of VS-30 and VS-30 Orion flights:

Date Flight Location Mission Apogee
28.04.1997 VS-30 XV-01 Alcântara DLR AL-VS30-223 (test) 128 km
12.10.1997 VS-30 XV-02 Andøya DLR AL-VS30-226 (aeronomy) 120 km
31.01.1998 VS-30 XV-03 Andøya DLR AL-VS30-229 (aeronomy) 120 km
15.03.1999 VS-30 XV-04 Alcântara "São Marcos" (microgravity) 128 km
06.02.2000 VS-30 XV-05 Alcântara "Lençois Maranhenses" (microgravity) 148 km
01.12.2002 VS-30 XV-06 Alcântara "Cuma" (microgravity) 145 km
16.12.2007 VS-30 V07 CLBI "Angicos" (GPS technology) 120 km
02.12.2011 VS-30 V08 CLBI "Brasil-Alemanha"
28.06.2013 VS-30 V09 Andøya WADIS 1
05.07.2013 VS-30 V10 Esrange MAPHEUS 4
01.09.2014 VS-30 V13 Alcântara EPL-MEL5 "Raposa" (L5 liquid rocket engine test for 90s, total flight time 3m34s)
05.03.2015 VS-30 V11 Andøya WADIS 2
02.02.2016 VS-30 V12 Esrange SPIDER / LEEWAVES
12.09.2018 VS-30 V124 Alcântara "MUTITI" 120 km
21.08.2000 VS-30 Orion XV-01 Alcântara "Baronesa"
23.11.2002 VS-30 Orion XV-02 Alcântara "Piraperna"
27.10.2005 VS-30 Orion V03 Andøya SHEFEX 1 (DLR)
31.01.2008 VS-30 Orion V04 Andøya ARR HotPay-2
05.12.2008 VS-30 Orion V05 Svalbard ICI 2
03.12.2011 VS-30 Orion V08 Svalbard ICI 3
23.04.2012 VS-30 Orion V06 Andøya HIFiRE 5
13.09.2012 VS-30 Orion V07 Andøya HIFiRE 3
08.12.2012 VS-30 Orion V10 Alcântara "Iguaiba"
18.09.2013 VS-30 Orion V09 Andøya ScramSpace 1 (launch failure)
19.02.2015 VS-30 Orion V11 Andøya ICI 4
18.05.2016 VS-30 Orion Woomera HIFiRE 5b

On December 2, 2023, AEB's president announced that a VS-30 flight from Barreira do Inferno Launch Center is planned for 2024.

Characteristics

  • Length (mm) 7428
  • Payload Mass (kg) 260
  • Diameter (mm) 557
  • Total takeoff mass (kg) 1460
  • Apogee (km) 160

See also



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