VKS-R Sled

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Model: VKS-R Sled. Gross Mass: 100,000 kg (220,000 lb). Propellants: Lox/Kerosene. Country: Russia. Status: Study. dV Equivalent: 100 m/s (320 ft/sec). Payload: 290,000 kg (630,000 lb). Release velocity: 170 m/s (550 ft/sec). Release altitude: 0 m ( ft). Release angle: 0 deg. Release conditions: 565 kph at sea level.

Sled studied in tradeoff studies leading to MAKS. Release conditions: Piggy-back, 290,000 kg, Mach 0.5, zero altitude. Effective velocity gain compared to vertical launch 100 m/s.

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