VTOHL 45t
Launch vehicle · USA
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NASA / Rockwell Single Stage to Orbit winged launch vehicle
Credit: NASA
American SSTO winged orbital launch vehicle. Vertical Takeoff Horizontal Landing (winged).
Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 30.000 million.
Stage Data - VTOHL 45t
- Stage 1. 1 x VTOHL 45t. Gross Mass: 1,158,192 kg (2,553,376 lb). Empty Mass: 96,650 kg (213,070 lb). Thrust (vac): 18,643.471 kN (4,191,219 lbf). Isp: 467 sec. Burn time: 500 sec. Isp(sl): 385 sec. Diameter: 34.30 m (112.50 ft). Span: 34.30 m (112.50 ft). Length: 53.50 m (175.50 ft). Propellants: Lox/LH2. No Engines: 5. Engine: SSME Plus. Status: Study 1978.