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Shuttle with Liquid Rocket Boosters in place of Solid Rocket Boosters.

Liftoff Thrust: 2,152,360 kgf. Total Mass: 1,575,493 kg. Core Diameter: 8.7 m. Total Length: 56.0 m. Development Cost $: 1,629.00 million. in 1985 average dollars.

• Stage Number: 0. 2 x Shuttle LRB Gross Mass: 350,000 kg. Empty Mass: 52,000 kg. Thrust (vac): 1,052,154 kgf. Isp: 435 sec. Burn time: 121 sec. Isp(sl): 330 sec. Diameter: 5.5 m. Span: 5.5 m. Length: 45.5 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 4. STME

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Shuttle Tank Gross Mass: 750,975 kg. Empty Mass: 29,930 kg. Thrust (vac): 0 kgf. Isp: 455 sec. Burn time: 480 sec. Isp(sl): 363 sec. Diameter: 8.7 m. Span: 8.7 m. Length: 46.9 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 0. None

• Stage Number: 2. 1 x Shuttle Orbiter Gross Mass: 99,318 kg. Empty Mass: 99,117 kg. Thrust (vac): 696,905 kgf. Isp: 455 sec. Burn time: 480 sec. Isp(sl): 363 sec. Diameter: 4.9 m. Span: 23.8 m. Length: 37.2 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 3. SSME

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Shuttle Orbiter OMS Gross Mass: 25,200 kg. Empty Mass: 3,600 kg. Thrust (vac): 5,443 kgf. Isp: 316 sec. Burn time: 1,250 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 4.9 m. Span: 23.8 m. Length: 37.2 m. Propellants: N2O4/MMH No Engines: 2. OME

• 269 - Robertson, Donald F, Space, "Liquid Boosters for Shuttle?", p. 14.
• 281 - Nicholas, Ted G., U.S. Missile Data Book, 1983, Seventh Edition, Data Search Associates, Fountain Valley, California, 1982..

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