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Model: Superraket Block A. Gross Mass: 1,150,000 kg (2,530,000 lb). Empty Mass: 100,000 kg (220,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 33,656.000 kN (7,566,169 lbf). Isp: 310 sec. Burn time: 90 sec. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene. Isp(sl): 270 sec. Diameter: 9.00 m (29.50 ft). Span: 15.00 m (49.00 ft). Length: 27.00 m (88.00 ft). Country: Russia. No Engines: 66. Motor: NK-9. Status: Development ended 1959.

Ancestor of N1 Block A; conical liquid oxygen/kerosene stage using massive cluster of Kuznetsov engines. Gross mass estimated based on 2,000 tonne total vehicle weight; empty mass estimated.



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