MAKS-T
Launch vehicle · Russia
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Russian winged orbital launch vehicle. All cargo version of MAKS. Air-launched heavy-lift launcher would use an expendable second stage with a payload container. Release conditions: Piggy-back, 275,000 kg, 38.0 m length x 24.0 m wingspan, 900 kph at 9,500 m altitude. Effective velocity gain compared to vertical launch 270 m/s. Payload bay 13.0 m long x 5.0 m diameter.
LEO Payload: 18,000 kg (39,000 lb) to a 200 km orbit at 51.00 degrees. Payload: 19,500 kg (42,900 lb) to a 200 km equatorial orbit.
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- Country
- Russia
- Agency
- Molniya bureau