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Helios A
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Helios
Helios
Helios Launch Vehicle
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American nuclear-powered orbital launch vehicle.

Status: Study 1960. Payload: 73,400 kg (161,800 lb). Thrust: 5,670.00 kN (1,274,660 lbf). Gross mass: 441,080 kg (972,410 lb). Height: 81.00 m (265.00 ft). Diameter: 6.70 m (21.90 ft). Apogee: 556 km (345 mi).

LEO Payload: 73,400 kg (161,800 lb) to a 556 km orbit. Payload: 42,000 kg (92,000 lb) to a earth escape.

Stage Data - Helios A



Family: nuclear-powered, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Engines: Helios Stage 1, Nuclear 12 Gw. Stages: Helios A-1, Helios A-2. Agency: Convair.

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