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VS-30

Brazilian sounding rocket

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 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
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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,^[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[edit]

List of VS-30 and VS-30 Orion flights:^[6][7][5]

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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• VSB-30
• VS-40

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