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A9/A10/A11
Part of V-2
A-12 - 1946
A-12 - 1946
Von Braun orbital launcher as first sketched out for the US Army, 1946.
German winged orbital launch vehicle. The A11 was planned at Peenemuende to use the A9/A10 transoceanic missile atop the tubby A11 stage to form the basis for launching the first earth satellite - or as an ICBM....

Status: Study 1944. Payload: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Thrust: 11,770.00 kN (2,646,000 lbf). Gross mass: 586,000 kg (1,291,000 lb). Height: 41.50 m (136.10 ft). Diameter: 8.10 m (26.50 ft). Span: 15.30 m (50.10 ft). Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

A drawing made for the Army in Texas in 1946 illustrates the design. The A11 stage appears to use six of the A-10 engines. The A10 is nested within the A11 propellant tank, as was the A9 in the A10. The A9 was winged, indicating a gliding recovery or bombing mission. To achieve orbit, either a small kick stage would be needed, or the A9 would have to be significantly lightened compared to the standard version. In any case a payload of only a few 100 kg could be orbited.

LEO Payload: 500 kg (1,100 lb) to a 300 km orbit at 90.00 degrees.

Stage Data - A9/A10/A11



Family: orbital launch vehicle, Winged. People: von Braun. Country: Germany. Engines: A-10 engine, Model 39a, Von Braun-2. Spacecraft: A-9. Stages: A-10, A-11, A-9 stage. Bibliography: 86, 394, 693.
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A11, 1946A11, 1946
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End 1942 - . Launch Site: Peenemuende. Launch Complex: Peenemuende. LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: A9/A10, A9/A10/A11, A9/A10/A11/A12.
1945 - During the year - . LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: A9/A10/A11, A9/A10/A11/A12.

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