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. It consists of a single, solid-fuelled stage, 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.
3-509: It has been launched both on its own, or in the VS-30 Orion configuration, with an American Orion upper stage. On its own, it can reach an apogee of 140 kilometres, and with an Orion upper stage, it can reach an apogee of 434 kilometres. The VS-30 is also used as the upper stage of the VSB-30 rocket. List of VS-30 and VS-30 Orion flights: On December 2, 2023, AEB's president announced that
6-495: A VS-30 flight from Barreira do Inferno Launch Center is planned for 2024. This rocketry article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Orion (US rocket) Orion is the designation of a small American sounding rocket . The Orion has a length of 5.60 meters, a diameter of 0.35 m, a launch weight of 400 kg, a launch thrust of 7 kN and a ceiling of 85 kilometers. The Orion, built by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 's Wallops Flight Facility ,
9-401: Is also used as an upper stage of sounding rockets, usually paired with a Terrier missile as the first stage, although Nike , Taurus and VS-30 rockets are also used. Two Orion versions exist: The sounding rocket is launched from Wallops Flight Facility, White Sands , Poker Flat Rocket Range , Andoya Rocket Range , Esrange and Barreira do Inferno . A lightning storm over
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