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.^[1] It consists of a single, solid-fuelled stage,^[2] 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.

VS-30

Function	Sounding rocket
Manufacturer	Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço
Country of origin	Brazil
Size
Height	5 m (16.40 ft)
Diameter	0.56 m (1.83 ft)
Mass	1,400 kg (3,000 lb)
Stages	1
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Alcântara Andøya Barreira do Inferno Svalbard Rocket Range
Failure(s)	1
First flight	April 28, 1997
First stage - S-30
Engines	1 Solid
Thrust	102.00 kN (22,930 lbf)
Burn time	20 seconds
Propellant	Solid
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It has been launched both on its own, or in the VS-30 Orion configuration,^[3] with an American Orion upper stage.^[4][5] On its own, it can reach an apogee of 140 kilometres,^[1][2] and with an Orion upper stage, it can reach an apogee of 434 kilometres.^[4] The VS-30 is also used as the upper stage of the VSB-30 rocket.