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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.
The rocket can carry a payload of 400 kg to an altitude of 270 km. 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:




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




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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



VS-30
VS-40
List of rockets




References






External links


History of Brazilian space launchers: VSB-30 (in Portuguese)
Space Agency of Brazil: VSB-30 (in Portuguese)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• VLS-1
• Badan Antariksa Brasil
• Roket propelan padat
• Kesehatan hewan di Indonesia
• VSB-30
• Alcântara Space Center
• DCTA 14-X
• Brazilian Space Agency
• VS-30
• TEXUS
• Esrange
• Mapheus 5
• Brazilian space program
• Sonda (rocket)