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LII Spaceplane

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Russian air-launched winged orbital launch vehicle. LII (the Gromov Experimental Flight Institute at Zhukoskiy) designed several alternate spaceplane concepts for air-launch from the An-225 transport. These were similar to the various MAKS concepts.

Status: Design 1993.

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Associated Countries

• Russia Russian Federation Space Systems More...

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Associated Spacecraft

• LII Spaceplane Russian manned spaceplane. Study 1993. LII (the Gromov Experimental Flight Institute at Zhukovskiy) designed several alternate spaceplane concepts for air-launch from the An-225 transport. These were similar to the various MAKS concepts. More...

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See also

• aircraft-launched

• Design Category of launch vehicles. More...

• aircraft-launched winged Category of launch vehicles. More...

• orbital launch vehicle Category of launch vehicles. More...

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Associated Manufacturers and Agencies

• LII Russian agency overseeing development of rockets and spacecraft. Flight-Research Institute, Russia. More...

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