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Family: Shuttle Proposals. Country: USA. Status: Study 1970 November.
Rockwell/General Dynamics shuttle proposal phase B. Delta wing high-cross range orbiter and booster.
SpecificationsLiftoff Thrust: 2,606,810 kgf. Total Mass: 2,188,488 kg. Core Diameter: 10.4 m. Total Length: 98.0 m.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Shuttle R134C-1 Gross Mass: 1,764,039 kg. Empty Mass: 351,538 kg. Thrust (vac): 2,939,309 kgf. Isp: 442 sec. Burn time: 209 sec. Isp(sl): 392 sec. Diameter: 10.4 m. Span: 46.0 m. Length: 81.4 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 12. SSME Study
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Shuttle R134C-2 Gross Mass: 424,449 kg. Empty Mass: 138,910 kg. Thrust (vac): 489,885 kgf. Isp: 459 sec. Burn time: 264 sec. Isp(sl): 359 sec. Diameter: 4.6 m. Span: 37.8 m. Length: 64.0 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 2. 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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