VS-30

The VS-30 is a Brazilian sounding rocket, derived from the Sonda 3 sounding rocket's first stage.[1] It consists of a single, solid-fuelled stage, and has been launched from Alcântara, Maranhão, and Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil, and Andøya 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
Failures	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

It has been launched both on its own, or in the VS-30/Orion configuration, with an American Orion upper stage.[2] On its own, it can reach an apogee of 140 kilometres,[1] and with an Orion upper stage, it can reach an apogee of 434 kilometres.[2] The VS-30 is also used as the upper stage of the VSB-30 rocket.