Orel V2
Launch vehicle · Russia
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Russian winged orbital launch vehicle. This preferred near-term configuration was a semi-reusable vertical takeoff/horizontal landing two stage launch vehicle. It would use a flyback booster, expendable second stage, and a small manned spaceplane. This was preferred to the Orel V3, which was essentially the earlier MMKS/OK-M1 system with a flyback booster, expendable core tank, and small spaceplane with recoverable main engines.
LEO Payload: 10,900 kg (24,000 lb) to a 200 km orbit at 51.00 degrees.
Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle, Winged
- Country
- Russia