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VKS - Rocket
VKS - Rocket
VKS pure rocket propulsion version.

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Family: Winged. Country: USSR. Status: Study 1988.

Horizontal takeoff, delta winged, single-stage-to-orbit, launch vehicle. Mixed rocket / scramjet propulsion.

Specifications

to: 200 km Orbit. at: 51.0 degrees. Total Mass: 770,000 kg.

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