VSB-30 Knowpia

VSB-30
	VSB-30 V07 rocket launch
Function	Sounding rocket
Manufacturer	Institute of Aeronautics and Space
Country of origin	Brazil
Size
Height	12,6 m
Diameter	0.56 m
Mass	2,570 kg
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to Suborbital (270 km)
Mass	400 kg
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Alcântara; Esrange
First flight	23 October 2004
First stage - S-31
Engines	1 Solid
Thrust	240.00 kN
Burn time	11 seconds
Propellant	Solid
Second stage S-30
Engines	1 Solid
Thrust	102.00 kN
Burn time	20 seconds
Propellant	Solid
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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.

Flights edit

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	V24	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 edit

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 edit

S-30 solid rocket stage edit

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 edit

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

References edit

^ ^a ^b "VSB-30 - IAE". iae.dcta.mil.br. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
^ "VSB-30". Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
^ "S-30 family". space.skyrocket.de.
^ "VSB-30". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
^ ^a ^b "IAE Lança Com Sucesso Mais um Foguete VSB-30".
^ ^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.