VS-30

VS-30
Function Sounding rocket
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
Capacity
Payload to LEO 500 kg
Launch history
Status Active
Launch sites Alcântara
Andøya
Barreira do Inferno
Failures 1
First flight April 28, 1997
First stage - S-30
Engines 1 Solid
Thrust 102.00 kN (22,930 lbf)
Burn time 20 seconds
Fuel Solid

The VS-30 is a Brazilian sounding rocket, derived from the Sonda 3 sounding rocket's first stage.[1] It consists of a single, solid-fuelled stage, and has been launched from Alcântara, Maranhão, and Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil, and Andøya in Norway.

It has been launched both on its own, or in the VS-30/Orion configuration, with an American Orion upper stage.[2] On its own, it can reach an apogee of 140 kilometres,[1] and with an Orion upper stage, it can reach an apogee of 434 kilometres.[2] The VS-30 is also used as the upper stage of the VSB-30 rocket.

Flights[3]

Characteristics

See also

Brazilian VS rocket family

References

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