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Gerakl

Launch vehicle · Ukraine

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Subsonic rocket launch aircraft. NPO Molniya-1000 cargo aircraft, catamaran layout, twin-fuselage triplane. Release conditions: Suspended load, 450,000 kg, 900 kph at 9,500 m altitude. Effective velocity gain compared to vertical launch 270 m/s.

No Engines: 8.

Country
Ukraine
Engines
D-18T
Propellants
Air/Kerosene