VS-30

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VS-30
File:VS-30.jpg
FunctionSounding rocket
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Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 555: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Brazil
Size
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Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 555: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).1,400 kg (3,000 lb)
Stages1 or 2
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesAlcântara
Andøya
Barreira do Inferno
Svalbard Rocket Range
Failure1
First flightApril 28, 1997
First Stage - S-30
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Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 555: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).102.00 kN (22,930 lbf)
Burn time20 seconds
PropellantAP / HTPB
Second stage – Improved Orion (optional)
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Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 555: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).7 kN (1,600 lbf)
Burn time32 seconds
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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 S-30 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.

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Brazilian VS rocket family

It has been launched both on its own, or in the VS-30 Orion configuration,[3] with an American Improved Orion second 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

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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]
01.09.2014 VS-30 V13 Alcântara EPL-ME (liquid rocket engine test)
19.02.2015 VS-30 Orion V11 Andøya ICI 4
18.05.2016 VS-30 Orion Woomera HIFiRE 5b
09.12.2018 VS-30 V14 Alcântara PSR 01
29.11.2024 VS-30 V15 CLBI "Potiguar"

VS-30 was used to test the EPL-ME (Estágio Propulsivo a Propelente Líquido) liquid propulsion upper stage in 2014.[16]

On December 2, 2023, AEB's president announced that a VS-30 flight from Barreira do Inferno Launch Center is planned for 2024.[17]

Characteristics

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

S-30 rocket engine

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The VS-30 sounding rocket uses the S-30 motor as a single-stage rocket for suborbital flights. It is also used in multiple stage configurations, such as the VLS (fourth stage), VS-30 Orion (mentioned above) and VSB-30 (where the S-30 is used as a booster stage).[18][19]

The S-30 rocket engine is a solid-fuel rocket motor developed by the Brazilian Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA), primarily for sounding rockets (suborbital research rockets).[20] It is part of the Sonda series, developed by the Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) under the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB).

S-30 specifications

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  • Type: Solid-fuel rocket motor[19]
  • Fuel: HTPB-based composite propellant[18]
  • Thrust: 103 kN[19]
  • Burn time: 21 seconds[19]
  • SI: 275 s[18]
  • Diameter: 66 cm[18]
  • Length: 4.3 meters[20]
  • Fuel Mass: 880 kg[19]
  • Total Mass: 1250 kg[20]

See also

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References

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