Helios A-1
Helios
Helios Launch Vehicle
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Gross Mass: 200,000 kg (440,000 lb). Empty Mass: 10,000 kg (22,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 6,660.000 kN (1,497,220 lbf). Isp: 400 sec. Burn time: 110 sec. Propellants: Lox/LH2. Isp(sl): 340 sec. Diameter: 6.70 m (21.90 ft). Span: 10.10 m (33.10 ft). Length: 8.80 m (28.80 ft). Country: USA. No Engines: 4. Engine: Helios Stage 1. Status: Study 1960.

Booster stage with Lox tanks only to take nuclear second stage to stratosphere.

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