Mayak
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Mayak |
National Space Agency
of Ukraine * KB Yushnoye
NPO Yushnoye is to develop of Mayak satellite launch vehicles based on technologies used on the Tsiklon
and the Zenit 2 booster. The Mayak launcher family will be powered by two
or four NPO Energomash RD-120K engines, a second stage using one RD-120
and a third stage powered by a Yushnoye RD-8 (4 chambers) = RD-120 vernier 11D513.
Mayak-12 will be able to place 1.7 tons into 500 km SSO with a first flight
planned in about 2005. A longer Mayak-23 would be able to loft 3.0 tons into GTO.
Yushnoye says it is considering launch sites at Alcantara and at Overberg Test Range
(South Africa).
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Mayak-12 | Mayak-22 | Mayak-23 |
| Stages | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Length (m) | 33.4 | 38.00 | 46.38 |
| Diameter (m) | 3.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 |
| Mass (t) | 130 | 250 | 320 |