VS-30
Function | Sounding rocket |
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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 |
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]
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[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] | |
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
[edit]- Length (mm) 7428
- Payload Mass (kg) 260
- Diameter (mm) 557
- Total takeoff mass (kg) 1460
- Apogee (km) 160
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30 Archived 2015-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "VS-30 - IAE". iae.dcta.mil.br. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "VS-30 Orion - IAE". iae.dcta.mil.br. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ a b Encyclopedia Astronautica - VS-30/Orion Archived 2015-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "VS-30 Orion". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ a b c "S-30 family". space.skyrocket.de.
- ^ "VS-30". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.cta.br. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "IAE - Página inicial". www.iae.cta.br.
- ^ "Atividade espacial no país foi debatida em reunião no CLA | Agência Espacial Brasileira". www.aeb.gov.br. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Brasil faz teste inédito com foguete movido à propulsão líquida | Agência Espacial Brasileira". www.aeb.gov.br. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "VS-30 EPL-ME". space.skyrocket.de.
- ^ "VS-30/V14 é lançado com sucesso do CLA, como parte da Operação MUTITI - CLA". www2.fab.mil.br. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Failed rocket lands near town center". Barentsobserver.
- ^ Andrade, Gabriel (2023-12-02). "Foguete brasileiro deve ser lançado em 2024, diz presidente da Agência Espacial Brasileira". Giz Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-07.