 | Conestoga
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Low cost orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1982. Family: LCLV. Country: USA. Status: Out of production. Commercial launch vehicle. Manufacturer: EER Systems. Launches: 1. Success Rate: 100.00%. First Launch Date: 1982-09-09. Last Launch Date: 1982-09-09. Launch data is: complete. LEO Payload: 890 kg (1,960 lb). to: 463 km Orbit. Liftoff Thrust: 1,704.700 kN (383,232 lbf). Total Mass: 87,407 kg (192,699 lb). Core Diameter: 1.24 m (4.06 ft). Total Length: 15.24 m (49.99 ft). Launch Price $: 18.000 million. in: 1994 price dollars.
Stage Data - Conestoga - Stage Number: 0. 4 x Stage: Castor 4A. Gross Mass: 11,743 kg (25,888 lb). Empty Mass: 1,529 kg (3,370 lb). Thrust (vac): 478.309 kN (107,528 lbf). Isp: 266 sec. Burn time: 56 sec. Isp(sl): 237 sec. Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Span: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Length: 9.12 m (29.92 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Castor 4A. Status: Out of production.
- Stage Number: 1. 2 x Stage: Castor 4B. Gross Mass: 11,400 kg (25,100 lb). Empty Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 430.610 kN (96,805 lbf). Isp: 281 sec. Burn time: 64 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Span: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Length: 9.20 m (30.10 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Castor 4B. Status: Out of production. Optimized for high altitude (Conestoga)
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: Castor 4B. Gross Mass: 11,400 kg (25,100 lb). Empty Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 430.610 kN (96,805 lbf). Isp: 281 sec. Burn time: 64 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Span: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Length: 9.20 m (30.10 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Castor 4B. Status: Out of production. Optimized for high altitude (Conestoga)
- Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: PAM-D. Gross Mass: 2,141 kg (4,720 lb). Empty Mass: 232 kg (511 lb). Thrust (vac): 67.155 kN (15,097 lbf). Isp: 292 sec. Burn time: 88 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 1.24 m (4.06 ft). Span: 1.24 m (4.06 ft). Length: 2.04 m (6.69 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: Star 48. Other designations: TE-M-711-18.
Conestoga Chronology 1982 September 9 - 10:17 GMT - Launch Site: Matagorda Island. Launch Vehicle: Conestoga. LV Configuration: Aries DLR M-AR-116. - Conestoga 1 Test mission Nation: Germany. Agency: SSI/DLR. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi). Launch vehicle using surplus Minuteman I components. The launch from Matagorda Island for was for publicity purposes and unrelated to Space Service's other planned launch vehicles, also named Conestoga. References: 5, 1582.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- Isakowitz, Steven J,, International Reference to Space Launch Systems Second Edition, AIAA, Washington DC, 1991 (succeeded by 2000 edition). ISBN: 1563473534. Superseded by the later editions. More at amazon.com...
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