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Cargo Lander Reference Version 3
 Drmhab3 Credit: NASA |
Status: Study 1993. Gross mass: 134,743 kg (297,057 lb). Height: 40.30 m (132.20 ft).
The cargo lander would land an Earth Entry/Mars Ascent Capsule, an ascent stage, and an ISRU plant on the surface that would produce propellant for the crew's return journey from the Martian atmosphere. It had a typical mass of 66,043 kg on approach to Mars and 44,440 kg on the surface.
Cargo Lander 1 Reference Version 3.0 Mass Summary
Earth Entry/Mars Ascent Capsule: 4,829 kg
Ascent stage dry mass: 4,069 kg
ISRU plant: 3,941 kg
Hydrogen feedstock: 5,420 kg
PVA keep-alive power system: 825 kg
160 kw nuclear power plant: 11,425 kg
1.0 km power cables, PMAD: 837 kg
Communication system: 320 kg
Inflatable Laboratory Module: 3,100 kg
15 kWe DIPS cart: 1,500 kg
Unpressurized rove: 550 kg
3 teleoperable science rovers: 1,500 kg
Water storage tank: 150 kg
Science equipment: 1,770 kg
TOTAL CARGO MASS : 40,236 kg
Vehicle Structure: 3,186 kg
Terminal propulsion system: 1,018 kg
TOTAL LANDED MASS : 44,440 kg
Propellant : 10,985 kg
Forward Aeroshell : 9,918 kg
Parachutes and mechanisms: 700 kg
TOTAL ENTRY MASS : 66,043 kg
NTR Propulsion System: 23,400 kg
TMI Propellant: 45,300 kg
TOTAL INITIAL MASS: 134,743 kg
Family: Mars lander. Country: USA. Spacecraft: Design Reference Mission 3. Agency: NASA. Bibliography: 1987.
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