Helios C-1
Helios
Helios Launch Vehicle
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Gross Mass: 395,000 kg (870,000 lb). Empty Mass: 18,000 kg (39,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 12,450.000 kN (2,798,870 lbf). Isp: 400 sec. Burn time: 117 sec. Propellants: Lox/LH2. Isp(sl): 340 sec. Diameter: 8.50 m (27.80 ft). Span: 12.20 m (40.00 ft). Length: 11.00 m (36.00 ft). Country: USA. No Engines: 8. Engine: Helios Stage 1. Status: Study 1960.

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

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