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Family: VTOVL. Country: USA. Status: Study 1963. Other Designations: Reusable One stage Orbital Space Truck.
Bono's first design for a reusable single stage to orbit LH2/Lox booster, using conventional engines.
SpecificationsLEO Payload: 454,500 kg. to: 325 km Orbit. at: 0.0 degrees. Liftoff Thrust: 14,196,330 kgf. Total Mass: 11,443,400 kg. Core Diameter: 21.3 m. Total Length: 128.0 m.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x ROOST Gross Mass: 10,898,000 kg. Empty Mass: 608,000 kg. Thrust (vac): 16,871,000 kgf. Isp: 410 sec. Burn time: 246 sec. Isp(sl): 345 sec. Diameter: 21.3 m. Span: 21.3 m. Length: 106.7 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 4. 5 mlbf
Bibliography:- 214 - Bono, Philip, Advanced in the Astronautical Sciences, "Design Objectives for Tomorow's Big Boosters", 1963.
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