Astro IV
Launch vehicle · USA
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American orbital launch vehicle. A two-stage all-LOx/LH2 vehicle proposed for the USAF SLV-4 requirement. Ruled out because it did not use the large segmented solids then favored by the USAF and its think tanks.
The design apparently used five J-2 engines in the first stage, and a single J-2 in the second stage.
LEO Payload: 7,300 kg (16,000 lb) to a 480 km orbit at 28.00 degrees.
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