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Family: Nerva. Country: USA. Status: Study 1963.
Nuclear single-stage-to-orbit booster.
SpecificationsLEO Payload: 454,500 kg. to: 325 km Orbit. at: 0.0 degrees. Liftoff Thrust: 6,074,691 kgf. Total Mass: 4,399,000 kg. Core Diameter: 21.3 m. Total Length: 60.0 m.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x RITA C Gross Mass: 4,399,000 kg. Empty Mass: 880,000 kg. Thrust (vac): 9,841,000 kgf. Isp: 810 sec. Burn time: 285 sec. Isp(sl): 500 sec. Diameter: 21.3 m. Span: 57.9 m. Length: 50.3 m. Propellants: Nuclear/Lox/LH2 No Engines: 4. NERVA/Lox Mixed Cycle
Bibliography:- 214 - Bono, Philip, Advanced in the Astronautical Sciences, "Design Objectives for Tomorow's Big Boosters", 1963.
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