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VKS - Rocket
Winged orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1988. Family: Winged. Country: Russia. Status: Study 1988.

Horizontal takeoff, delta winged, single-stage-to-orbit, launch vehicle. Mixed rocket / scramjet propulsion.

Manufacturer: Molniya. to: 200 km Orbit. at: 51.00 degrees. Total Mass: 770,000 kg (1,690,000 lb).

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • Lozino-Lozinskiy, G E, editor, Aviationno-kosmicheskiye sistemy, MAI, Moscow, 1997. ISBN: 5703520681. Russian language collection of technical papers that cover the design, development, engineering, and flight test results of the BOR-4, BOR-5, Buran, and MAKS spaceplanes. Includes intermediate designs More at amazon.com...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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