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.[1] It consists of a single, solid-fuelled stage,[2] 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,[3] with an American Orion upper stage.[4][5] On its own, it can reach an apogee of 140 kilometres,[1][2] and with an Orion upper stage, it can reach an apogee of 434 kilometres.[4] 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:[6][7][5]

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"[8]
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)[9][10][11][12]
05.03.2015 VS-30 V11 Andøya WADIS 2[6]
02.02.2016 VS-30 V12 Esrange SPIDER / LEEWAVES[6]
12.09.2018 VS-30 V124 Alcântara "MUTITI"[13] 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)[14][15]
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.[16]

Characteristics

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30 Archived 2015-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "VS-30 - IAE". iae.dcta.mil.br. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  3. ↑ "VS-30 Orion - IAE". iae.dcta.mil.br. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. 1 2 Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30/Orion Archived 2015-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 "VS-30 Orion". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  6. 1 2 3 "S-30 family". space.skyrocket.de.
  7. ↑ "VS-30". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". www.cta.br. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "IAE - Página inicial". www.iae.cta.br.
  10. ↑ "Atividade espacial no país foi debatida em reunião no CLA | Agência Espacial Brasileira". www.aeb.gov.br. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Brasil faz teste inédito com foguete movido à propulsão líquida | Agência Espacial Brasileira". www.aeb.gov.br. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "VS-30 EPL-ME". space.skyrocket.de.
  13. ↑ "VS-30/V14 é lançado com sucesso do CLA, como parte da Operação MUTITI - CLA". www2.fab.mil.br. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24.
  14. ↑ Queensl, The University of; Lucia, Australia Brisbane St; Gatton, QLD 4072 +61 7 3365 1111 Other Campuses: UQ; Maps, UQ Herston; Queensl, Directions 2019 The University of. "SCRAMSPACE team awaits further information on launch". UQ News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "Failed rocket lands near town center". Barentsobserver.
  16. ↑ Andrade, Gabriel (2023-12-02). "Foguete brasileiro deve ser lançado em 2024, diz presidente da Agência Espacial Brasileira". Giz Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-07.


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