VSB-30

VSB-30
VSB-30 V07 rocket launch
FunctionSounding rocket
ManufacturerInstitute of Aeronautics and Space
Country of originBrazil
Size
Height12.6 m
Diameter0.56 m
Mass2,570 kg
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to Suborbital flight
Altitude270 km
Mass400 kg
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesAlcântara
Esrange
First flight23 October 2004
First stage – S-31
Height3.2 m (10 ft)
Diameter0.56 m (1 ft 10 in)
Empty mass284 kg (626 lb)
Gross mass900 kg (2,000 lb)
Maximum thrust240 kN (54,000 lbf)
Burn time11 seconds
PropellantSolid
Second stage – S-30
Height3.3 m (11 ft)
Diameter0.56 m (1 ft 10 in)
Empty mass341 kg (752 lb)
Gross mass1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
Maximum thrust102 kN (23,000 lbf)
Burn time20 seconds
PropellantSolid
VSB-30 rocket assembly

VSB-30 - "Veículo de Sondagem Booster – 30" (Booster Sounding Vehicle) or "Foguete Suborbital VSB-30" is the designation of a Brazilian sounding rocket, which replaced the Skylark rocket at Esrange.

The VSB-30 is based on the VS-30 rocket (S-30 engine) with the addition of a booster stage (S-31 engine). Development started in 2000 in cooperation with DLR.[1] The rocket can carry a payload of 400 kg to an altitude of 270 km.[1] It has a liftoff thrust of 240 kN and a total mass of 2570 kg. It has a diameter of 0.56 m and a length of 12.6 m.

VSB-30 was first launched on October 23, 2004, at Alcântara Launch Center. The first launch at Esrange took place on December 1, 2005.

  1. ^ a b "VSB-30 - IAE". iae.dcta.mil.br. Retrieved 2023-12-03.