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

Status: Study 1960. Payload: 144,600 kg (318,700 lb). Thrust: 6,619.00 kN (1,488,010 lbf). Gross mass: 586,520 kg (1,293,050 lb). Height: 93.00 m (305.00 ft). Diameter: 6.70 m (21.90 ft). Apogee: 556 km (345 mi).

LEO Payload: 144,600 kg (318,700 lb) to a 556 km orbit. Payload: 81,600 kg (179,800 lb) to a earth escape.

Stage Data - Helios B



Family: nuclear-powered, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Engines: Helios Stage 1, Nuclear 14 Gw. Stages: Helios B-1, Helios B-2. Agency: Convair.

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