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VS-30/Orion

Launch vehicle · Brazil

Part of Sonda

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Brazilian sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Sonda 3-1 + 1 x Orion

Country: Brazil
Launch Sites: Andoya, Alcantara, SvalRak
Stages: Orion engine, S-30 engine
Agency: INPE

Chronology

13 events

2000 August 21

20:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Alcantara. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

Baronesa Microgravity mission - . Nation: Germany. Agency: AEB, DLR. Apogee: 315 km (195 mi).

2002 November 23

22:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Alcantara. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

Piraperna Ionosphere mission - . Nation: Brazil. Agency: AEB. Apogee: 434 km (269 mi).

2005 October 27

13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

SHEFEX Re-entry vehicle test - . Nation: Brazil. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi).

2008 January 31

19:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

ARR HotPay-2 - . Nation: USA. Agency: ARR. Apogee: 381 km (236 mi).

2008 December 5

10:35 GMT - . Launch Site: SvalRak. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

ARR ICI-2 - . Nation: Sweden.

2011 December 3

07:21 GMT - . Launch Site: SvalRak. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

ICI-3 - . Nation: Sweden. Apogee: 354 km (219 mi).

2012 April 23

09:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

HiFire-5 - . Nation: Norway. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2012 September 13

Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

HiFire-3 - . Nation: Norway. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 345 km (214 mi).

2012 December 8

21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Alcantara. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

AEB VS30/O V10 - . Nation: Brazil. Apogee: 428 km (265 mi). Ionosphere instruments..

2013 June 27

23:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

WADIS 1 - . Nation: Norway. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).

2013 September 18

13:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

SCRAMSPACE 1 - . Nation: Norway. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 5.00 km (3.10 mi).

2015 February 19

22:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Andoya. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

ICI-4 - . Nation: Norway. Apogee: 365 km (226 mi). Aurora payload..

2016 May 18

00:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Woomera. LV Family: Sonda. Launch Vehicle: VS-30/Orion.

HiFire-5B - . Nation: Australia. Apogee: 278 km (172 mi). Hypersonic vehicle test mission. Impacted in Woomera Range. Joint US/Australian hypersonic-research flight..