VSB-30

VSB-30
VSB-30 V07 rocket launch
FunctionSounding rocket
ManufacturerInstitute of Aeronautics and Space
Country of originBrazil
Size
Height12,6 m
Diameter0.56 m
Mass2,570 kg
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to Suborbital (270 km)
Mass400 kg
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesAlcântara
Esrange
First flight2004 October 23
First stage - S-31
Engines1 Solid
Thrust240.00 kN
Burn time11 seconds
PropellantSolid
Second stage S-30
Engines1 Solid
Thrust102.00 kN
Burn time20 seconds
PropellantSolid
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VSB-30 rocket assembly

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.

Flights

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

Date Flight Site Name Apogee
2004 October 23 XV-01 Alcântara Cajuana test 240 km
2005 December 1 V02 Esrange TEXUS EML-1/TEXUS 42 Microgravity mission 263 km
2006 May 10 V03 Esrange TEXUS 43 Microgravity mission 237 km
2007 July 19 V04 Alcântara Cuma II Microgravity mission 242 km
2008 February 7 V05 Esrange DLR TEXUS 44 (EML-2) 264 km
2008 February 21 V06 Esrange DLR TEXUS 45 270 km
2008 May 15 V08 Esrange MASER 11 252 km
2009 November 22 V09 Esrange TEXUS 46
2009 November 29 V10 Esrange TEXUS 47
2010 December 12 V07 Alcântara MICROG 1A 242 km
2011 March 29 V15 Esrange TEXUS 49 268 km
2011 March 29 V14 Esrange TEXUS 48 268 km
2012 February 13 V16 Esrange MASER 12[5] 259 km[5]
2013 April 12 V17 Esrange TEXUS 50
2015 February 22 V20 Esrange CRYOFENIX
2015 March 30 V13 Andøya HIFiRE 7
2015 April 23 V18 Esrange TEXUS 51
2015 April 27 V21 Esrange TEXUS 52
2015 July 30 V24 Esrange Mapheus 5
2015 December 1 V22 Esrange MASER 13
2016 January 23 V23 Esrange TEXUS 53
2016 December 7 V11 Alcântara MICROG 2
2017 January 23 V19 Esrange MAIUS 1
2017 May 13 V24 Esrange MAPHEUS 6
2017 June 30 V12 Woomera HIFiRE 4a / HIFiRE 4b
2018 May 13 V26 Esrange TEXUS 54
2018 May 31 V27 Esrange TEXUS 55
2019 June 24 V?? Esrange MASER-14 260 km
2019 November 15 V?? Esrange TEXUS-56 256 km
2021 December 14 V32 Alcântara Cruzeiro Operation (14-X S)[6] 280 km[6]
2022 October 1 V?? Esrange TEXUS-57
2022 October 23 V29 Alcântara Operação Santa Branca (MQ-PSM) 227 km
2022 November 23 V?? Esrange S1X-3/MASER 15 (SubOrbital Express 3) 260 km
2023 April 24 V?? Esrange TEXUS-58 250 km
2023 December 2 V?? Esrange MAIUS-2

Characteristics

VSB-30 configuration

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

Stages

S-30 solid rocket stage

  • 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

S-31 solid rocket stage

  • 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

See also

Brazilian VS rocket family

References

  1. ^ a b "VSB-30 - IAE". iae.dcta.mil.br. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  2. ^ "VSB-30". Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  3. ^ "S-30 family". space.skyrocket.de.
  4. ^ "VSB-30". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  5. ^ a b "IAE Lança Com Sucesso Mais um Foguete VSB-30".
  6. ^ a b "FAB realiza primeiro teste de voo do motor aeronáutico hipersônico 14-X - Força Aérea Brasileira". www.fab.mil.br. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

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