Questions about a craft used to propel payloads into space, usually a rocket-powered vehicle
Questions tagged [launch-vehicle]
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What is/was the smallest orbital launch system, by total mass?
What is (or was, if it's no longer in use) the system with lowest launch mass, capable of putting (any) payload in (or reaching) LEO? "How small" did we get with orbital flights?
(and yes, I realize economically that's a rather poor idea; still I'd…
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How many space launch vehicles are under development worldwide?
I need to know how many space launch vehicles (across categories - small, medium , heavy etc) are under development, worldwide.
For instance this report talks only about the number of Small Space Launch Vehicles that are under development. However,…
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Why Has Research Moved Away from SSTO Launch Systems?
I remember in the late 90's and early 00's it seemed like SSTO launch vehicles were all the rage and they were even building the X-33, then suddenly nobody wanted to talk about SSTO vehicles anymore. What happened that made nobody interested in…
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Rockets with boosters firing before first stage?
Is there any rocket where the first stage is ignited after the boosters? Say at least 30 seconds after the boosters.
Because in general the first stage is ignited in the same time with the boosters.
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Is there a system for determining the class of a rocket?
I'm not so sure on the specs. So, I'll just look up my handy spacey rocket class chart, oh, I don't have one. The system should class rockets into these classes: light, medium, and heavy. The real question here is does a rocket class rating system…
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do launch vehicles fly at negative angle of attacks after pitch over maneuver?
At early seconds of flight, launch vehicle goes up vertically. at the beginning of pitch over, it has vertical velocity and simultaneously pitching which makes the wind to flow from upward direction. is this an actual situation in launch vehicles?…
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