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Shuttle Orbiter

LOx/LH2 propellant rocket stage. .

AKA: Shuttle;STS (Space Transportation System). Status: Study 1984. Thrust: 6,834.30 kN (1,536,412 lbf). Gross mass: 99,318 kg (218,958 lb). Unfuelled mass: 99,117 kg (218,515 lb). Specific impulse: 455 s. Specific impulse sea level: 363 s. Burn time: 480 s. Height: 37.24 m (122.17 ft). Diameter: 4.90 m (16.00 ft). Span: 23.79 m (78.05 ft).

Cost $ : 300.000 million. No Engines: 3.

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Shuttle Orbiter OMS N2O4/MMH propellant rocket stage. Two pods, mounted each side of vertical stabilizer, provide propulsion for orbit insertion, maneuver, and de-orbit.

Country: USA. Engines: SSME. Launch Vehicles: Space Shuttle, Saturn Shuttle, Shuttle LRB, Shuttle ASRM, Shuttle ISS. Propellants: Lox/LH2.

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