VS-30
Sounding rocket. Year: 1997. Family: VLS. Country: Brazil.

Single stage suborbital launch vehicle consisting of 1 x Sonda 3-1.

Manufacturer: INPE. Launches: 6. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 83.33%. First Launch Date: 1997-04-28. Last Launch Date: 2002-12-01. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 102.000 kN (22,930 lbf). Total Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Core Diameter: 0.56 m (1.83 ft). Total Length: 5.00 m (16.40 ft).

VS-30 Chronology

1997 April 28 - 16:42 GMT - Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Vehicle: VS-30. LV Configuration: VS-30 XV-01.

  • DLR AL-VS30-223 Test mission Nation: Germany. Agency: INPE/DLR. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi). References: 1582.
1997 October 12 - 01:19 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: VS-30. LV Configuration: VS-30 XV-02 RONALD.
  • DLR AL-VS30-226 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: INPE/DLR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). References: 1582.
1998 January 31 - 23:43 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Vehicle: VS-30. LV Configuration: VS-30 XV-03 RONALD 2.
  • DLR AL-VS30-229 Aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: INPE/DLR. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). References: 1887.
1999 March 15 - 09:52 GMT - Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Vehicle: VS-30. LV Configuration: VS-30 XV-04.
  • Operacao San Marcos Microgravity mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: AEB. Apogee: 128 km (79 mi). References: 1549.
2000 February 6 - 16:37 GMT - Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Vehicle: VS-30. LV Configuration: VS-30 XV-05.
  • Lencois Maranhenses Microgravity mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: AEB. Apogee: 148 km (91 mi). References: 1867.
2002 December 1 - 12:33 GMT - Launch Site: Alcantara. Launch Vehicle: VS-30. LV Configuration: VS-30 XV-06. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Cuma Microgravity mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: AEB. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi). References: 1867.
Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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