Nova MM S10E-1 (original) (raw)

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Nova MM S10E-1

Part of Nova

Nova Model S10E-1
Nova Martin Marietta Model S10E-1
Credit: © Mark Wade

American heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. Expendable single stage to orbit Nova using cylindrical shape, 24 CD module engines in zero-length plug nozzle. Operational date would have been October 1977.

Status: Study 1963. Payload: 588,000 kg (1,296,000 lb). Thrust: 133,421.60 kN (29,994,369 lbf). Gross mass: 11,022,600 kg (24,300,600 lb). Height: 79.00 m (259.00 ft). Diameter: 24.40 m (80.00 ft). Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).

LEO Payload: 588,000 kg (1,296,000 lb) to a 185 km orbit.

Stage Data - Nova MM S10E-1

Stage 1. 1 x Nova MM S10E-1. Gross Mass: 10,317,000 kg (22,745,000 lb). Empty Mass: 635,000 kg (1,399,000 lb). Thrust (vac): 160,672.000 kN (36,120,502 lbf). Isp: 454 sec. Burn time: 264 sec. Isp(sl): 377 sec. Diameter: 24.40 m (80.00 ft). Span: 26.90 m (88.20 ft). Length: 65.70 m (215.50 ft). Propellants: Lox/LH2. No Engines: 24. Engine: CD Module. Status: Study 1963. Comments: Operational date would have been October 1977. SSTO; expendable.

Family: heavy-lift, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Engines: CD Module. Stages: Nova MM S10E-1 stage. Agency: Martin.

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