VSB-30

VSB-30

VSB-30 V07 rocket
Function	Sounding rocket
Manufacturer	Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço
Country of origin	Brazil
Size
Height	12,6 m
Diameter	0.57 m
Mass	2,570 kg
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO	400 kg (270 km)
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Alcântara Esrange
Maiden flight	2004 October 23
First stage - S-30
Engines	1 Solid
Thrust	102.00 kN
Burn time	20 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Second stage - S-31
Engines	1 Solid
Thrust	240.00 kN
Burn time	11 seconds
Fuel	Solid

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 second stage (S-31 engine). Development started in 2000 in cooperation with DLR. The rocket can therefore carry a payload of 400 kg to an altitude of 270 km. It has a liftoff thrust of 102 kN and a total mass of 2570 kg. It has a diameter of 0.57 m and a length of 12.6 m.

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

Contents 1 Flights[1][2] 2 Characteristics 2.1 Stages 3 External links 4 See also 5 References

Flights^[1][2]

• VSB-30 XV-01 - "Cajuana test" - 2004 October 23 - Apogee: 240 km
• VSB-30 V02 -"TEXUS EML-1/TEXUS 42 Microgravity mission" - 2005 December 1 - Apogee: 263 km
• VSB-30 V03 -"TEXUS 43 Microgravity mission" - 2006 May 10 - Apogee: 237 km
• VSB-30 V04 -"Cuma II Microgravity mission" - 2007 July 19 - Apogee: 242 km
• VSB-30 V05 -"DLR TEXUS 44 (EML-2)" - 2008 February 7 - Apogee: 264 km
• VSB-30 V06 -"DLR TEXUS 45" - 2008 February 21 - Apogee: 270 km
• VSB-30 V08 -"MASER 11" - 2008 May 15 - Apogee: 252 km
• VSB-30 V09 -"TEXUS 46" - 2009 November 22
• VSB-30 V10 -"TEXUS 47" - 2009 November 29
• VSB-30 V07 -"MICROG 1A" - 2010 December 12 - Apogee: 242 km
• VSB-30 V15 -"TEXUS 49" - 2011 March 29 - Apogee: 268 km
• VSB-30 V14 -"TEXUS 48" - 2011 March 29 - Apogee: 268 km

Planned:

• VSB-30 V11 - 2012
• VSB-30 V12 - 2013
• VSB-30 V13 - 2014
• VSB-30 V14 - 2015
• VSB-30 V15 - 2016
• VSB-30 V16 - 2017
• VSB-30 V17 - 2018
• VSB-30 V18 - 2019
• VSB-30 V19 - 2020

Characteristics

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

Stages

S-30 solid rocket stage:

• Mass 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)
• Gross mass: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
• Unfuelled mass: 341 kg (751 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.

• Mass 900 kg (1,984 lb)
• Gross mass: 900 kg (1,980 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

External links

• http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vsb30.htm
• http://www.aeb.gov.br/indexx.php?secao=lancadores

See also

• VS-30
• VS-40
• List of rockets

References

Brazilian space program Satellites Active SCD CBERS In development Amazônia FLORA (HIPERSPECTRAL) SABIA-Mar SARA COM LATTES-1 CLE SAR MET AST Rockets Active Sonda VS-30 VSB-30 VS-40 VLS-1 (2003 Alcântara VLS accident) In development VLM VS-50 VLS-Alfa, VLS-Beta Launch sites Barreira do Inferno Launch Center Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara Astronauts Expedition 13 Marcos Pontes Institutions Brazilian Space Agency National Institute for Space Research Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology (CTA)