VS-30
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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.
Function | Sounding rocket |
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Manufacturer | Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Size | |
Height | 5 m (16.40 ft) |
Diameter | 0.56 m (1.83 ft) |
Mass | 1,400 kg (3,000 lb) |
Stages | 1 or 2 |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites | Alcântara Andøya Barreira do Inferno Svalbard Rocket Range |
Failure(s) | 1 |
First flight | April 28, 1997 |
Powered by | 1× S-30 solid rocket motor |
Maximum thrust | 102.00 kN (22,930 lbf) |
Burn time | 20 seconds |
Propellant | AP / HTPB |
Second stage (VS-30 Orion) – Orion | |
Height | 2.8 m |
Diameter | 0.35 m |
Powered by | 1 Aerojet dual-thrust solid rocket motor |
Maximum thrust | 7 kN (1,600 lbf) |
Burn time | 32 seconds |
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.