AKA: Shuttle;STS (Space Transportation System). Status: Study 1984. Thrust: 6,834.30 kN (1,536,412 lbf). Gross mass: 99,318 kg (218,958 lb). Unfuelled mass: 99,117 kg (218,515 lb). Specific impulse: 455 s. Specific impulse sea level: 363 s. Burn time: 480 s. Height: 37.24 m (122.17 ft). Diameter: 4.90 m (16.00 ft). Span: 23.79 m (78.05 ft).
Cost $ : 300.000 million. No Engines: 3.
Shuttle Orbiter OMS N2O4/MMH propellant rocket stage. Two pods, mounted each side of vertical stabilizer, provide propulsion for orbit insertion, maneuver, and de-orbit. |
Shuttle C stage N2O4/MMH propellant rocket stage. . |