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VS-30

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. It consists of a single, solid-fuelled S-30 stage, 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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Burn time
20 seconds · 32 seconds
Country of origin
Brazil
Diameter
0.56 m (1.83 ft) · 0.35 m
Failure
1
First flight
April 28, 1997
Function
Sounding rocket

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S-30 rocket engine

  • VLS VLS-1
  • HTPB Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene

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VS-30

Nodes17
Edges16
Triples44
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
Components1

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related to S-30 rocket engine · 18
VS-30 → AEB, Aeronáutica, Aerospace Science, Brazilian Department, Brazilian Space Agency, DCTA, Espaço, IAE, Instituto, It, S-30, Sonda, Technology, The S-30, The VS-30, VLS, VS-30 Orion, VSB-30
related to Flights · 5
VS-30 → EPL-ME, Estágio Propulsivo, List, Propelente Líquido, VS-30 Orion
Burn time · 2
VS-30 → 20 seconds, 32 seconds
Diameter · 2
VS-30 → 0.35 m, 0.56 m (1.83 ft)
Height · 2
VS-30 → 2.8 m, 5 m (16.40 ft)
Maximum thrust · 2
VS-30 → 102.00 kN (22,930 lbf), 7 kN (1,600 lbf)
Powered by · 2
VS-30 → 1 Aerojet M112 dual-thrust solid rocket motor, 1× S-30 solid rocket motor
Country of origin · 1
VS-30 → Brazil
Failure · 1
VS-30 → 1
First flight · 1
VS-30 → April 28, 1997

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rocket stage s-30 orion sounding upper vsb-30 also motor instituto de aeronáutica espaço barreira inferno alcântara andøya brazilian developed used

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VS-30Burn time20 seconds1.00infobox
VS-30Burn time32 seconds1.00infobox
VS-30Country of originBrazil1.00infobox
VS-30Diameter0.56 m (1.83 ft)1.00infobox
VS-30Diameter0.35 m1.00infobox
VS-30Failure11.00infobox
VS-30First flightApril 28, 19971.00infobox
VS-30FunctionSounding rocket1.00infobox
VS-30Height5 m (16.40 ft)1.00infobox
VS-30Height2.8 m1.00infobox
VS-30Launch sitesAlcântara Andøya Barreira do Inferno Svalbard Rocket Range1.00infobox
VS-30ManufacturerInstituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço1.00infobox
VS-30Mass1,400 kg (3,000 lb)1.00infobox
VS-30Maximum thrust102.00 kN (22,930 lbf)1.00infobox
VS-30Maximum thrust7 kN (1,600 lbf)1.00infobox
VS-30Powered by1× S-30 solid rocket motor1.00infobox
VS-30Powered by1 Aerojet M112 dual-thrust solid rocket motor1.00infobox
VS-30PropellantAP / HTPB1.00infobox
VS-30Stages1 or 21.00infobox
VS-30StatusActive1.00infobox
VS-30is aBrazilian sounding rocket0.90text

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