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 or 2
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesAlcântara
Andøya
Barreira do Inferno
Svalbard Rocket Range
Failure(s)1
First flightApril 28, 1997
Powered by1× S-30 solid rocket motor
Maximum thrust102.00 kN (22,930 lbf)
Burn time20 seconds
PropellantAP / HTPB
Second stage (VS-30 Orion) – Orion
Height2.8 m
Diameter0.35 m
Powered by1 Aerojet dual-thrust solid rocket motor
Maximum thrust7 kN (1,600 lbf)
Burn time32 seconds

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.

  1. ^ a b Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30 Archived 2015-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30/Orion Archived 2015-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "VS-30 Orion". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-03.