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Orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1982. Family: Shuttle. Country: USA. Status: Study 1980. Other Designations: Interim Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle. Same concept as Shuttle C. Shuttle orbiter replaced by recoverable pod with shuttle main engines and payload cannister. Quick way for US to obtain heavy payload capability and reduce shuttle cost per kg to orbit by 3 X. Manufacturer: NASA. LEO Payload: 77,000 kg (169,000 lb). to: 400 km Orbit. at: 28.00 degrees. Liftoff Thrust: 20,299.200 kN (4,563,442 lbf). Total Mass: 1,966,675 kg (4,335,776 lb). Core Diameter: 8.70 m (28.50 ft). Total Length: 56.00 m (183.00 ft). Flyaway Unit Cost $: 84.970 million. in: 1985 unit dollars.
Stage Data - IHLLV - Stage Number: 0. 2 x Stage: Shuttle SRB. Gross Mass: 589,670 kg (1,299,990 lb). Empty Mass: 86,183 kg (190,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 11,519.999 kN (2,589,799 lbf). Isp: 269 sec. Burn time: 124 sec. Isp(sl): 237 sec. Diameter: 3.71 m (12.17 ft). Span: 5.10 m (16.70 ft). Length: 38.47 m (126.21 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: SRB. Other designations: Solid Rocket Booster. Status: Study 1987.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Stage: Shuttle C. Gross Mass: 36,360 kg (80,160 lb). Empty Mass: 34,380 kg (75,790 lb). Thrust (vac): 6,834.303 kN (1,536,412 lbf). Isp: 313 sec. Burn time: 120 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 6.30 m (20.60 ft). Span: 6.30 m (20.60 ft). Length: 21.00 m (68.00 ft). Propellants: N2O4/MMH. No Engines: 2. Engine: OME. Other designations: IHLLV; Interim Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle. Status: Study 1989.
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: Shuttle Tank. Gross Mass: 750,975 kg (1,655,616 lb). Empty Mass: 29,930 kg (65,980 lb). Thrust (vac): 0 N ( lbf). Isp: 455 sec. Burn time: 480 sec. Isp(sl): 363 sec. Diameter: 8.40 m (27.50 ft). Span: 8.70 m (28.50 ft). Length: 46.88 m (153.80 ft). Propellants: Lox/LH2. No Engines: 0. Engine: None. Other designations: External Tank. Status: Study 1972.
Bibliography and Further Reading - Jenkins, Dennis R,, Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System : The First 100 Missions, Third edition, Voyageur Press, 2001. ISBN: 0963397451. Excellent - the most comprehensive account of the design, development, and flights of the space shuttle.Takes the reader from the maze of designs during the first shuttle competition to future plans. More at amazon.com...
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