VS-30
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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.
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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
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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]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.