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Heavy Lift Carrier 2008

Launch vehicle · USA

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Heavy Lift 2008
Heavy Lift 2008
Heavy Lift Carrier 2008
Credit: © Mark Wade

American heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. ATK Thiokol concept corresponding to earlier Shuttle-C proposals. The shuttle orbiter is replaced by a 6.5 m diameter x 25 m long cargo container, powered by two Space Shuttle main engines. Availability would be three to four years after go-ahead.

LEO Payload: 73,000 kg (160,000 lb) to a 500 km orbit at 51.60 degrees.

Country
USA
Agency
Thiokol