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VSB-30
Brazilian sounding rocket From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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VSB-30 performed the following flights:[2][3][4]
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Characteristics
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
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S-31 rocket engine
The VSB-30 sounding rocket uses the S-31 motor as first stage. The S-31 is also used in other various configurations like the VSB-30 Improved Orion, S-31 Improved Orion, S-31 Improved Malemute and S-31 Improved Malemute Improved Orion.[7][8][9]
The S-31 is a solid-fuel rocket motor developed and manufactured in Brazil by Avibras Aeroespacial.[10]
S-31 specifications
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