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VSB-30

Brazilian sounding rocket

VSB-30

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Function	Sounding rocket
Manufacturer	Institute of Aeronautics and Space
Country of origin	Brazil
Size
Height	12.6 m
Diameter	0.56 m
Mass	2,570 kg
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to Suborbital flight
Altitude	270 km
Mass	400 kg
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Alcântara Esrange
First flight	23 October 2004
First stage – S-31
Height	3.2 m (10 ft)
Diameter	0.56 m (1 ft 10 in)
Empty mass	284 kg (626 lb)
Gross mass	900 kg (2,000 lb)
Maximum thrust	240 kN (54,000 lbf)
Burn time	11 seconds
Propellant	Solid
Second stage – S-30
Height	3.3 m (11 ft)
Diameter	0.56 m (1 ft 10 in)
Empty mass	341 kg (752 lb)
Gross mass	1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
Maximum thrust	102 kN (23,000 lbf)
Burn time	20 seconds
Propellant	Solid
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VSB-30 - "Veículo de Sondagem Booster – 30" (Booster Sounding Vehicle) or "Foguete Suborbital VSB-30" is the designation of a Brazilian sounding rocket, which replaced the Skylark rocket at Esrange.

The VSB-30 is based on the VS-30 rocket (S-30 engine) with the addition of a booster stage (S-31 engine). Development started in 2000 in cooperation with DLR.^[1] The rocket can carry a payload of 400 kg to an altitude of 270 km.^[1] It has a liftoff thrust of 240 kN and a total mass of 2570 kg. It has a diameter of 0.56 m and a length of 12.6 m.

VSB-30 was first launched on October 23, 2004, at Alcântara Launch Center. The first launch at Esrange took place on December 1, 2005.

VSB-30 performed the following flights:^[2][3][4]

VSB-30 has the following configuration:

• Length (mm): 12600
• Stages: 2
• Payload Mass (kg): 400
• Diameter (mm): 570
• Total takeoff mass (kg): 2570
• Apogee (Max km): 270

• Gross Mass: 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)
• Unfuelled mass: 341 kg (752 lb)
• Height: 3.30 m (10.80 ft)
• Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft)
• Thrust: 102.00 kN (22,930 lbf)
• Burn time: 20 s

• Gross Mass: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
• Unfuelled mass: 284 kg (626 lb)
• Height: 3.20 m (10.40 ft)
• Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft)
• Thrust: 240.00 kN (53,950 lbf)
• Burn time: 11 s

• VS-30
• VS-40
• List of rockets

• History of Brazilian space launchers: VSB-30 (in Portuguese)
• Space Agency of Brazil: VSB-30 (in Portuguese)

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