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VKS - Mixed
VKS - Mixed
VKS with mixed propulsion

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

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

Specifications

LEO Payload: 2,000 kg. to: 200 km Orbit. at: 51.0 degrees. Total Mass: 770,000 kg.

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