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Model: LACE. Gross Mass: 8,000 kg (17,600 lb). Empty Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Thrust (vac): 147.000 kN (33,046 lbf). Isp: 1,200 sec. Burn time: 470 sec. Propellants: Liquid Air/LH2. Isp(sl): 1,200 sec. Diameter: 2.40 m (7.80 ft). Span: 2.40 m (7.80 ft). Length: 8.00 m (26.20 ft). Country: Japan. No Engines: 1. Motor: LACE/LE-5. Status: Design 1999. Cost $ : 10.000 million. First Flight: 1997. Other designations: Liquid Air Cycle Engine. Used on Launch Vehicles: H-2. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.