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Nova 7S
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Nova NASA 7 Solid Mo
Nova NASA 7 Solid Motors
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American heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. NASA Nova design using a cluster of 7 x 160 inch solid motors used as first stage; upper stages as Nova 4S and 8L.

Status: Study 1960. Payload: 197,300 kg (434,900 lb). Thrust: 87,342.40 kN (19,635,353 lbf). Gross mass: 7,492,760 kg (16,518,700 lb). Height: 123.00 m (403.00 ft). Diameter: 11.60 m (38.00 ft). Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).

LEO Payload: 197,300 kg (434,900 lb) to a 160 km orbit. Payload: 75,300 kg (166,000 lb) to a translunar trajectory.

Stage Data - Nova 7S



Family: heavy-lift, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Engines: J-2, M-1. Stages: Nova 60-8-2, Nova 60-8-3, 160 inch solid. Agency: NASA.
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