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S-30 family

Sonda-3

VS-30 (Angicos) [AEB]

VS-30 Orion

VSB-30 [AEB]

S-31 Imp. Orion [SSC]

S-31 Imp. Malemute [SSC]

VSB-30 Imp. Orion [SSC]

Version Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Sonda-3 S-30 S-20 -
Sonda-3M1 S-30 S-23 -
Sonda-3M2 S-30 S-24 -
VS-30 S-30 - -
VS-30 EPL-ME S-30 EPL-ME / L-5 -
VS-30 Orion S-30 Orion / M22E8 -
VSB-30 S-31 S-30 -
VSB-30 Improved Orion S-31 S-30 improved Orion / M112
S-31 Improved Orion S-31 improved Orion / M112 -
S-31 Improved Malemute S-31 Improved Malemute (TX-486-1) -
S-31 Improved Malemute Improved Orion S-31 Improved Malemute (TX-486-1) improved Orion / M112
Nr TypeNr  Vehicle                             Serial   Date              LS         Payload

 1    1    Sonda-3                             XV-01    26.02.1976  * F   BdI        Serido
 2    2    Sonda-3                             XV-02    21.09.1976  *     BdI        ?
 3    3    Sonda-3                             XV-03    31.03.1977  *     BdI        ?
 4    4    Sonda-3                             XV-04    19.10.1977  *     BdI        ?
 5    5    Sonda-3                             XV-05    26.04.1978  *     BdI        ?
 6    6    Sonda-3 M1                          XV-06    27.09.1978  *     BdI        ?
 7    7    Sonda-3 M2                          XV-07    23.08.1979  *     BdI        ?
 8    8    Sonda-3 M1                          XV-08    27.08.1980  *     BdI        ?
 9    9    Sonda-3                             XV-09    22.12.1980  *     BdI        ?
10   10    Sonda-3 M1                          XV-10    10.12.1981  *     BdI        ?
11   11    Sonda-3                             XV-11    30.06.1982  *     BdI        BIME Test Flight
12   12    Sonda-3                             XV-12    08.09.1982  *     BdI        GL A20.123-01 BIM
13   13    Sonda-3                             XV-13    13.09.1982  *     BdI        GL A20.123-02 BIM
14   14    Sonda-3                             XV-14    17.09.1982  *     BdI        Colored Bubble
15   15    Sonda-3                             XV-15    18.09.1982  *     BdI        Colored Bubble
16   16    Sonda-3                             XV-16    01.06.1983  *     BdI        Manicor
17   17    Sonda-3                             XV-17    31.10.1983  *     WI         GL A20.327-01  (IMS)
18   18    Sonda-3                             XV-18    14.11.1983  *     WI         GL A20.327-02  (IMS)
19   19    Sonda-3                             XV-19    26.07.1984  *     BdI        ?
20   20    Sonda-3                             XV-20    11.12.1985  *     BdI        ?
21   21    Sonda-3                             XV-21    01.11.1986  *     BdI        INPE-003/8
22   22    Sonda-3                             XV-22    30.11.1990  *     BdI ?      ?
23   23    Sonda-3                             XV-23    29.04.1991  *     BdI ?      ?
24   24    Sonda-3                             XV-24    01.06.1992  *     Al         MULTIFOT
25   25    Sonda-3                             XV-25    17.11.1993  *     BdI ?      ?
26   26    Sonda-3                             XV-26?   19.12.1995  *     Al         ?
xx         Sonda-3                             XV-      xx.xx.xxxx  *     ?          ?
xx         Sonda-3                             XV-      xx.xx.xxxx  *     ?          ?
xx    1    VS-30                               XV-01    28.04.1997  *     Al         DLR AL-VS30-223
xx    2    VS-30                               XV-02    12.10.1997  *     And        RONALD (DLR AL-VS30-226)
xx    3    VS-30                               XV-03    31.01.1998  *     And        RONALD 2 (DLR AL-VS30-229)
xx         Sonda-3                             XV-      10.05.1998? *     BdI        Operação Caruaru
xx    4    VS-30                               XV-04    15.03.1999  *     Al         San Marcos
xx    5    VS-30                               XV-05    06.02.2000  *     Al         Lencois Maranhenses
xx    1    VS-30 Orion                         XV-01    21.08.2000  *     Al         Baronesa
36         Sonda-3                             XV-30    09.12.2000  *     BdI        Alecrim
37         Sonda-3                             XV-31    12.05.2002  *     BdI        Parnamirim F2 Glow-2
38    2    VS-30 Orion                         XV-02    23.11.2002  *     Al         Piraperna
39    6    VS-30                               XV-06    01.12.2002  *     Al         Cumã
40    1    VSB-30                              XV-01    29.09.2004  *     Al         Cajuana
41    3    VS-30 Orion                         V03      27.10.2005  *     And        SHEFEX 1 (DLR)
42    2    VSB-30                              V02      01.12.2005  *     Es S       TEXUS 42 (EML 1)
43    3    VSB-30                              V03      10.05.2006  *     Es S       TEXUS 43
44    4    VSB-30                              V04      19.07.2007  *     Al         Cumã II
45    7    VS-30                               V07      16.12.2007  *     BdI        Angicos
46    4    VS-30 Orion                         V04      31.01.2008  *     And        ARR HotPay-2
47    5    VSB-30                              V05      07.02.2008  *     Es S       TEXUS 44 (EML 2)
48    6    VSB-30                              V06      21.02.2008  *     Es S       TEXUS 45
49    7    VSB-30                              V08      15.05.2008  *     Es S       MASER 11
50    5    VS-30 Orion                         V05      05.12.2008  *     Sva        ICI 2
51    8    VSB-30                              V09      22.11.2009  *     Es S       TEXUS 46
52    9    VSB-30                              V10      29.11.2009  *     Es S       TEXUS 47
53   10    VSB-30                              V07      12.12.2010  *     Al         MICROG 1A
54   11    VSB-30                              V15      29.03.2011  *     Es S       TEXUS 49
55   12    VSB-30                              V14      27.11.2011  *     Es S       TEXUS 48
56    8    VS-30                               V08      02.12.2011  *     BdI        Brasil-Alemanha
57    6    VS-30 Orion                         V08      03.12.2011  *     Sva        ICI 3
58   13    VSB-30                              V16      13.02.2012  *     Es S       MASER 12
59    7    VS-30 Orion                         V06      23.04.2012  * F   And        HIFiRE 5
60    8    VS-30 Orion                         V07      13.09.2012  *     And        HIFiRE 3
61    9    VS-30 Orion                         V10      08.12.2012  *     Al         Iguaiba
62   14    VSB-30                              V17      12.04.2013  *     Es S       TEXUS 50
63    9    VS-30                               V09      28.06.2013  *     And        WADIS 1
64   10    VS-30                               V10      15.07.2013  *     Es         MAPHEUS 4
65   10    VS-30 Orion                         V09      18.09.2013  * F   And        ScramSpace 1
66    1    VS-30 EPL-ME                        V13      01.09.2014  *     Al         EPL-ME
67   11    VS-30 Orion                         V11      19.02.2015  *     And        ICI 4
68   15    VSB-30                              V20      22.02.2015  *     Es S       CRYOFENIX
69   11    VS-30                               V11      05.03.2015  *     And        WADIS 2
70   16    VSB-30                              V13      30.03.2015  *     And        HIFiRE 7
71   17    VSB-30                              V18      23.04.2015  *     Es S       TEXUS 51
72   18    VSB-30                              V21      27.04.2015  *     Es S       TEXUS 52
73   19    VSB-30                              V24      30.06.2015  *     Es S       MAPHEUS 5
74    1    S-31 Impr. Orion                    V01      02.10.2015  *     Es MAN     O-STATES 1
75    2    S-31 Impr. Orion                    V02      19.10.2015  *     Es MAN     O-STATES 2
76   20    VSB-30                              V22      01.12.2015  *     Es S       MASER 13
77   21    VSB-30                              V23      23.01.2016  *     Es S       TEXUS 53
78   12    VS-30                               V12      02.02.2016  *     Es MRL     SPIDER / LEEWAVES
79   12    VS-30 Orion                         V12      18.05.2016  *     Wo         HIFiRE 5b
80   22    VSB-30                              V11      07.12.2016  * P   Al         MICROG 2
81   23    VSB-30                              V19      23.01.2017  *     Es S       MAIUS 1
82   24    VSB-30                              V24      13.05.2017  *     Es S       MAPHEUS 6
83   25    VSB-30                              V12      30.06.2017  *     Wo         HIFiRE 4a / HIFiRE 4b
84    1    S-31 Impr. Malemute                 V01      17.02.2018  *     Es S       MAPHEUS 7
85   26    VSB-30                              V26      13.05.2018  *     Es S       TEXUS 54
86   27    VSB-30                              V27      31.05.2018  *     Es S       TEXUS 55
87   13    VS-30                               V14      09.12.2018  *     Al         PSR 01
88   28    VSB-30                                       13.06.2019  *     Es S       ATEK/MAPHEUS 8
89   29    VSB-30                                       24.06.2019  *     Es S       MASER 14
90   30    VSB-30                                       15.11.2019  *     Es S       TEXUS 56
91    3    S-31 Impr. Orion                             23.06.2021  *     Es MAN     BOLT 1
92   31    VSB-30                              V32      14.12.2021  *     Al         14-XS
93    1    VSB-30 Impr. Orion                           26.06.2022  *     And        STORT
94   32    VSB-30                                       01.10.2022  *     Es S       TEXUS 57
95   33    VSB-30                                       23.10.2022  *     Al         MQ-PSM


Launch sites:

Al  = Alcantara Space Center (CLA), Brazil Brazil
And = Andøya Space Center (Andøya Rocket Range), Andøya, Nordland, Norway Norway
BdI = Centro de Lancamento da Barreira do Inferno (CLBI), Natal, Rio Grande N, Brazil Brazil
Es  = ESRANGE, Kiruna, Sweden Sweden
Koo = Koonibba Test Range, Koonibba, South Australia, Australia Australia
Sva = Svalbard Rocket Range (SvalRak), Ny Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway Norway
WI  = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA USA
Wo  = Woomera Instrumented Range, Woomera, South Australia, Australia Australia


Failures:

Flight 10: rocket strayed off course and unstable ascent due to an unexpected event during ignition in the first stage motor

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