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VSB-30

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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 flight
Altitude270 km
Mass400 kg
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesAlcântara
Esrange
First flight23 October 2004
First stage – S-31
Height3.2 m (10 ft)
Diameter0.56 m (1 ft 10 in)
Empty mass284 kg (626 lb)
Gross mass900 kg (2,000 lb)
Maximum thrust240 kN (54,000 lbf)
Burn time11 seconds
PropellantSolid
Second stage – S-30
Height3.3 m (11 ft)
Diameter0.56 m (1 ft 10 in)
Empty mass341 kg (752 lb)
Gross mass1,200 kg (2,600 lb)
Maximum thrust102 kN (23,000 lbf)
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

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

Date Flight Site Name Apogee
23 October 2004 XV-01 Alcântara Cajuana test 240 km
1 December 2005 V02 Esrange TEXUS EML-1/TEXUS 42 Microgravity mission 263 km
10 May 2006 V03 Esrange TEXUS 43 Microgravity mission 237 km
19 July 2007 V04 Alcântara Cuma II Microgravity mission 242 km
7 February 2008 V05 Esrange DLR TEXUS 44 (EML-2) 264 km
21 February 2008 V06 Esrange DLR TEXUS 45 270 km
15 May 2008 V08 Esrange MASER 11 252 km
22 November 2009 V09 Esrange TEXUS 46
29 November 2009 V10 Esrange TEXUS 47
12 December 2010 V07 Alcântara MICROG 1A 242 km
29 March 2011 V15 Esrange TEXUS 49 268 km
29 March 2011 V14 Esrange TEXUS 48 268 km
13 February 2012 V16 Esrange MASER 12[5] 259 km[5]
12 April 2013 V17 Esrange TEXUS 50
22 February 2015 V20 Esrange CRYOFENIX
30 March 2015 V13 Andøya HIFiRE 7
23 April 2015 V18 Esrange TEXUS 51
27 April 2015 V21 Esrange TEXUS 52
30 July 2015 V24 Esrange Mapheus 5
1 December 2015 V22 Esrange MASER 13
23 January 2016 V23 Esrange TEXUS 53
7 December 2016 V11 Alcântara MICROG 2
23 January 2017 V19 Esrange MAIUS 1
13 May 2017 V25 Esrange MAPHEUS 6
30 June 2017 V12 Woomera HIFiRE 4a / HIFiRE 4b
13 May 2018 V26 Esrange TEXUS 54
31 May 2018 V27 Esrange TEXUS 55
24 June 2019 V?? Esrange MASER-14 260 km
15 November 2019 V?? Esrange TEXUS-56 256 km
14 December 2021 V32 Alcântara Cruzeiro Operation (14-X S)[6] 280 km[6]
1 October 2022 V?? Esrange TEXUS-57
23 October 2022 V29 Alcântara Operação Santa Branca (MQ-PSM) 227 km
23 November 2022 V?? Esrange S1X-3/MASER 15 (SubOrbital Express 3) 260 km
24 April 2023 V?? Esrange TEXUS-58 250 km
2 December 2023 V?? Esrange MAIUS-2 234 km
15 February 2024 V?? Esrange TEXUS-59 264.5 km
24 March 2024 V?? Esrange TEXUS-60 251.7 km

Characteristics

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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

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S-30 solid rocket stage

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Brazilian VS rocket family

References

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  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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