Puskovie Uslugi (Russia) / U.S.C. (USA)

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Start

Overall
Vehicle

 Operational from 25.03.1993 28.03.1995

 

to 25.04.2006  
Orbital flights   6 1
Payload weight t SSO 0.250 SSO 0.300
Gross liftoff weight t 46.95 58.60
Gross propellant weight t 40.26 50.22
Total length m 22.74 28.94
Max. diameter (span) m    
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 889.7 889.7
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 103.5 129.8

Fairing

 Total length m 3.34 4.34
Diameter m 1.33 1.61
Total weight t 0.2 0.3

Stage 5

 Name      

 

Length (+guidance) m   3.40
Diameter m ?
Liftoff weight t 2.20
Propellant weight t 1.90
Engines   ?
Propellant   solid
Total thrust (vac) kN 98.1
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2736
Burn time s 53
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 5.2
Stage 4

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Length (+guidance m 3.40 3.10
Diameter m ? 1.34
Liftoff weight t 2.20 5.00
Propellant weight t 1.90 4.28
Engines   ? 15D94
Propellant   solid solid
Total thrust (vac) kN 98.1 180.4
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2736 2658
Burn time s 53 63
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 5.2 9.8
Stage 3

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Length m 3.10 5.00
Diameter m 1.34 1.55
Liftoff weight t 5.00 11.50
Propellant weight t 4.28 9.96
Engines   15D94 15D24P
Propellant   solid solid
Total thrust (vac) kN 180.4 439.0
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2658 2643
Burn time s 63 60
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 9.8 26.3
Stage 2

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Length m 5.00 5.20
Diameter m 1.55 1.55
Liftoff weight t 11.50 11.50
Propellant weight t 9.96 9.96
Engines   15D24P 15D24P
Propellant   solid solid
Total thrust (vac) kN 439.0 439.0
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2643 2643
Burn time s 60 60
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 26.3 26.3
Stage 1

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Length m 7.90 7.90
Diameter m 1.84 1.84
Liftoff weight t 27.80 27.80
Propellant weight t 24.12 24.12
Engines   15D23P 15D23P
Propellant   solid solid
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 889.7 889.7
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2324 2324
Burn time s 63 63
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 62.2 62.2