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Family: Delta. Country: USA. Status: Development.
4 m diameter payload fairing.
SpecificationsLEO Payload: 8,600 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. at: 28.5 degrees. Payload: 3,900 kg. to a: Geosynchronous transfer, 27deg inclination trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 295,000 kgf. Total Mass: 249,500 kg. Core Diameter: 5.0 m. Total Length: 63.0 m. Launch Price $: 90.00 million. in 1999 price dollars.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Delta RS-68 Gross Mass: 226,400 kg. Empty Mass: 26,760 kg. Thrust (vac): 337,807 kgf. Isp: 420 sec. Burn time: 249 sec. Isp(sl): 365 sec. Diameter: 5.1 m. Span: 5.1 m. Length: 40.8 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 1. RS-68
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Delta 4 - 2 Gross Mass: 24,170 kg. Empty Mass: 2,850 kg. Thrust (vac): 11,222 kgf. Isp: 462 sec. Burn time: 850 sec. Diameter: 2.4 m. Span: 4.0 m. Length: 12.0 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 1. RL-10B-2
Bibliography:- 455 - Isakowitz, Steven J,, International Reference to Space Launch Systems Third Edition, AIAA, Washington DC, 2000.
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