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Nova 4L
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Nova NASA 4 F-1
Nova NASA 4 F-1
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American heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. Earliest NASA Nova design, using only 4 F-1's, capability less than later Saturn designs.

Status: Study 1959. Payload: 68,000 kg (149,000 lb). Thrust: 33,712.00 kN (7,578,759 lbf). Gross mass: 3,084,600 kg (6,800,300 lb). Height: 78.00 m (255.00 ft). Diameter: 15.50 m (50.80 ft). Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).

LEO Payload: 68,000 kg (149,000 lb) to a 160 km orbit. Payload: 24,000 kg (52,000 lb) to a translunar trajectory.

Stage Data - Nova 4L



Family: heavy-lift, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Engines: F-1, LH2-80k. Stages: Nova 59-4-1, Nova 59-4-2, Nova 59-4-3, Nova 59-4-4. Agency: NASA.
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Nova NASA 4 F-1 / Nerva
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1961 January 9 - . LV Family: Nova. Launch Vehicle: Nova 4L.

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