G-4 stage

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G-4 stage

Part of G-4 Family

LOx/Alcohol propellant rocket stage. Residuals 940 kg. Burnout mass with 3400 kg warhead 7100 kg. Cutoff velocity 4500 m/s, maximum altitude 120 km over 3000 km range. With 10 G limiter thrust would be throttled back and burn time would be 156 seconds.

AKA: G-4. Status: Study 1949. Thrust: 1,059.00 kN (238,072 lbf). Gross mass: 66,600 kg (146,800 lb). Unfuelled mass: 2,760 kg (6,080 lb). Specific impulse: 249 s. Specific impulse sea level: 233 s. Burn time: 145 s. Height: 23.50 m (77.00 ft). Diameter: 3.73 m (12.23 ft). Span: 3.73 m (12.23 ft).

Country: Russia. Launch Vehicles: G-4. Propellants: Lox/Alcohol.

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