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Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km. Given the rapid orbital decay of objects below approximately 200 km, the commonly accepted definition for LEO is between 160 - 2,000 km (100 - 1,240 miles)...
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Saturn V
The Saturn V (pronounced "Saturn Five") was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973. In total NASA launched thirteen Saturn V rockets with no loss of payload. It remains the largest...
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View entire collection »Height:
- 110.6 m (362.9 ft )
Last Flight:
- Dec 6, 1972
Number Of Stages:
- 3
Diameter:
- 10.1 m (33.1 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Nov 9, 1967
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- 3,038,500 kg (6698746 lb )
Energia
Energia (Russian: Энергия, Energiya, "Energy") was a Soviet rocket that was designed by NPO Energia to serve as a heavy-lift expendable launch system as well as a booster for the Buran Space Shuttle. It had the capacity to place about 100 metric...
Last Flight:
- Nov 15, 1988
Number Of Stages:
- 2
Maiden Flight:
- May 15, 1987
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Mass:
- 2,524,600 kg (5565790 lb ) ,
- 2,400,000 kg (5291094 lb )
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (Hindi: ध्रुवीय उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान), commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow...
Height:
- 44 m (140 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 4
Diameter:
- 2.8 m (9.2 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Sep 20, 1993
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Mass:
- 294,000 kg (648159 lb )
Voskhod rocket
The Voskhod rocket (Russian: Восход, "ascent", "dawn") was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. It combined the R-7 with an upper stage that...
Height:
- 30.84 m (101.2 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 2
Diameter:
- 2.99 m (9.81 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Nov 16, 1963
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Mass:
- 298,400 kg (657859 lb )
Saturn IB
The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Lunar Module into Earth...
Height:
- 68 m (220 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 2
Diameter:
- 6.6 m (22 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Feb 26, 1966
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Mass:
- 589,770 kg (1300220 lb )
Saturn I
The Saturn I was the United States' first dedicated "space launcher," a rocket designed specifically to launch loads into Earth's orbit. Most of the rocket's power came from a "clustered" lower stage consisting of tanks taken from older rocket...
Height:
- 55 m (180 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 3 ,
- 2
Diameter:
- 6.52 m (21.4 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Oct 27, 1961
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Mass:
- 509,660 kg (1123610 lb )
Saturn INT-20
The Saturn INT-20 was a proposed intermediate payload follow-on from the Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle. An interstage would be fitted on top of the S-IC stage to support the S-IVB stage, so it could be considered either a retrofitted Saturn IB with...
Height:
- 85 m (280 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 2
Diameter:
- 10 m (33 ft )
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Mass:
- 2,304,000 kg (5079451 lb )
Saturn-Shuttle
The Saturn-Shuttle was a proposed interface of the Space Shuttle orbiter and external tank with the S-IC stage on the Saturn V rocket. An interstage would be fitted on top of the S-IC stage to support the external tank, formerly occupied by the S-II...
Height:
- 85 m (280 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 2
Diameter:
- 10 m (33 ft )
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Mass:
- 2,304,000 kg (5079451 lb )
