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Family: Shuttle Proposals. Country: USA. Status: Study 1969 December.
Lockheed shuttle proposal phase A. X-24B lifting body orbiter with delta-wing booster.
SpecificationsLiftoff Thrust: 2,902,490 kgf. Total Mass: 1,632,012 kg. Core Diameter: 10.0 m. Total Length: 80.0 m.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Shuttle LS A-1 Gross Mass: 1,225,668 kg. Empty Mass: 162,494 kg. Thrust (vac): 2,659,072 kgf. Isp: 442 sec. Burn time: 754 sec. Isp(sl): 392 sec. Diameter: 10.0 m. Span: 31.4 m. Length: 67.1 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 13. SSME Study
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Shuttle LS A-2 Gross Mass: 406,344 kg. Empty Mass: 104,891 kg. Thrust (vac): 695,810 kgf. Isp: 459 sec. Burn time: 196 sec. Isp(sl): 359 sec. Diameter: 8.0 m. Span: 28.1 m. Length: 49.7 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 3. SSME Study
Bibliography:- 44 - Jenkins, Dennis R,, Space Shuttle: The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System, Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-9633974-4-3, 1996.
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