MAKS Orbiter
Stage · Russia
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LOx/Kerosene/LH2 propellant rocket stage. Empty mass without 9300 kg payload.
Cost $ : 8.000 million.
Related
- Country
- Russia
- Engines
- RD-701
- Launch Vehicles
- MAKS
- Propellants
- Lox/Kerosene/LH2
Chronology
2 events
1988 During the Year
- MAKS draft project completed - .
Nation: Russia.
Spacecraft Bus: MAKS series.
Spacecraft: MAKS Orbiter.
The MAKS spaceplane draft project consisted of 220 volumes, generated by NPO Molniya and 70 sub-contractors and government institutes. Development of MAKS was authorised but cancelled after Perestroika. At the time of the cancellation, mock-ups of both the MAKS orbiter and the external tank had been finished. Since it was expected that MAKS could reduce the cost of transport to earth orbit by a factor of ten, it was hoped in the 1990's that development funding could be found. However this has not happened to date.
1989 May
Launch Vehicle: MAKS.- MAKS draft project. - . Nation: Russia. Spacecraft Bus: MAKS series. Spacecraft: MAKS Orbiter. MAKS draft project is completed..