Volna (R-29R)
 
 

Makeev State Rocket Center * Babakin Science and Research Center

LV Volna is being developed on the base of  ballistic missile R-29R or RSM-50. For providing the orbital launches  the two stage LV is equipped with solid kick-motor. Payload is accommodated in a capsule mounted in the warehead section.

The launch weight of the (missile version of the) Volna is 35.3 tons, length is 14.1 m, diameter 1.8 m. It has astroinertial navigation, liquid propellants and can by launched in any weather (from a not dived submarine).
The payload bay of the Volna launcher is sufficiently large to accomodate our vehicle. Maximum diameter is about 1.30 m, length is up to 1.65 m. The allowed mass of the payload is some 0.1 tons, so this allows for substantial growth of the vehicle. The vehicle actually hangs upside down in between the second and third stage of the launcher.

Costumer: Space Rocket Center Makeyev Design Bureau and the Institute of  Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences ----> Babakin Science and Research Center.
 

Missile launching weight, t

35.4

Missile dimensions, m:
  length
  diameter


14.2
1.8

Volume of payload zone, m3

1.3

Weight, kg:
  of recoverable vehicle
  of research equipment


up to 720
up to 400

Payload into LEO (orbit inclination i = 79o):
  orbit height, km
  payload mass, kg


400 /600/ 800
100/ 80/ 60

The first marine launch with orbital-payload Cosmos-1 (103 kg) failed at 21.06.2005.