VS-30 explained
| VS-30 |
| Function: | Sounding rocket |
| Manufacturer: | Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço |
| Country-Origin: | Brazil |
| Height: | 5 m |
| Alt-Height: | 16.40 ft |
| Diameter: | 0.56 m |
| Alt-Diameter: | 1.83 ft |
| Mass: | 1,400 kg |
| Alt-Mass: | 3,000 lb |
| Stages: | 1 or 2 |
| Status: | Active |
| Sites: | Alcântara
Andøya
Barreira do Inferno
Svalbard Rocket Range |
| Fail: | 1 |
| First: | April 28, 1997 |
| Stagedata: | | Engines: | 1× S-30 solid rocket motor | | Solid: | yes | | | Burntime: | 20 seconds | | Thrust: | 102.00 kN | | Alt-Thrust: | 22,930 lbf | | Fuel: | AP / HTPB |
| Engines: | 1 Aerojet dual-thrust solid rocket motor | | Solid: | yes | | Stageno: | Second | | Diff: | VS-30 Orion | | Type: | stage | | Orion | | Diameter: | 0.35 m | | Length: | 2.8 m | | Burntime: | 32 seconds | | Stage1fuel: | Solid |
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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.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, and with an Orion upper stage, it can reach an apogee of 434 kilometres. 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]
| Date | Flight | Location | Mission | Apogee |
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| 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 | |
| 02.02.2016 | VS-30 V12 | Esrange | SPIDER / LEEWAVES | |
| 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
- Length (mm) 7428
- Payload Mass (kg) 260
- Diameter (mm) 557
- Total takeoff mass (kg) 1460
- Apogee (km) 160
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vs30.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30
- Web site: VS-30 - IAE . 2023-12-03 . iae.dcta.mil.br.
- Web site: VS-30 Orion - IAE . 2023-12-03 . iae.dcta.mil.br.
- http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vs3orion.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30/Orion
- Web site: VS-30 Orion . 2023-12-03 . Gunter's Space Page . en.
- Web site: S-30 family . space.skyrocket.de.
- Web site: VS-30 . 2023-12-03 . Gunter's Space Page . en.
- Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415000819/http://www.cta.br/noticias/estrutura.php?id=320 . 15 April 2012 . 17 January 2022 . www.cta.br.
- Web site: IAE - Página inicial . www.iae.cta.br.
- Web site: Atividade espacial no país foi debatida em reunião no CLA | Agência Espacial Brasileira . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213826/http://www.aeb.gov.br/atividade-espacial-no-pais-foi-debatida-em-reuniao-no-cla/ . 25 May 2014 . 17 January 2022 . www.aeb.gov.br.
- Web site: Brasil faz teste inédito com foguete movido à propulsão líquida | Agência Espacial Brasileira . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903140500/http://www.aeb.gov.br/brasil-faz-teste-inedito-com-foguete-movido-a-propulsao-liquida/ . 3 September 2014 . 17 January 2022 . www.aeb.gov.br.
- Web site: VS-30 EPL-ME . space.skyrocket.de.
- Web site: VS-30/V14 é lançado com sucesso do CLA, como parte da Operação MUTITI - CLA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191024040251/http://www2.fab.mil.br/cla/index.php/2014-12-11-17-51-57/392-vs-30-v14-e-lancado-com-sucesso-do-cla-como-parte-da-operacao-mutiti . 2019-10-24 . www2.fab.mil.br.
- Web site: 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.
- Web site: Failed rocket lands near town center . Barentsobserver.
- Web site: Andrade . Gabriel . 2023-12-02 . Foguete brasileiro deve ser lançado em 2024, diz presidente da Agência Espacial Brasileira . 2023-12-07 . Giz Brasil . pt-BR.
