| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / NASDA |
NLV-I |
NLV-II | H-I | |||||
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Overall Vehicle |
Operational | from | 09.09.1975 | 11.02.1981 | 12.08.1986 | |||
| to | 03.09.1982 | 19.02.1987 | 11.02.1992 | |||||
| Orbital flights | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| Payload weight | t | GEO | 0.13 | GEO | 0.35 | GEO | 0.55 | |
| Gross liftoff weight | t | 91.90 | 134.65 | 139.65 | ||||
| Gross propellant weight | t | 84.24 | 122.10 | 125.20 | ||||
| Total length | m | 32.39 | 35.15 | 40.29 | ||||
| Max. diameter (span) | m | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.11 | ||||
| Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) | kN | 1,238.2 | 1,711.3 | 1,711.3 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 230.9 | 330.6 | 351.4 | ||||
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Fairing |
Total length | m | 5.69 | 7.92 | 7.92 | |||
| Diameter | m | 1.65 | 2.44 | 2.44 | ||||
| Total weight | t | 0.245 | 0.58 | 0.58 | ||||
| Stage 3 | Name | Star 37A | Star 37E | Nissan | ||||
| Length | m | 1.48 | 2.09 (1.74) | 2.34 | ||||
| Diameter | m | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1.32 | ||||
| Liftoff weight | t | 0.800 | 1.300 | 2.20 | ||||
| Propellant weight | t | 0.559 | 1.040 | 1.84 | ||||
| Engines | TE-M-364-14 | TE-M-364-4 | UM-129A | |||||
| Propellant | solid | solid | solid | |||||
| Total thrust (vac) | kN | 38.7 | 67.7 | 77.5 | ||||
| Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 2844 | 2781 | 2854 | ||||
| Burn time | s | 41 | 43 | 68 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 1.6 | 2.9 | 5.3 | ||||
| Stage 2 |
Name |
L-5 | Aerojet | L-8 | ||||
| Length | m | 5.25 (5.44) | 5.18 (5.97) | 10.32 | ||||
| Diameter | m | 1.52 (1.40) | 2.44 (1.75) | 2.49 | ||||
| Liftoff weight | t | 5.80 | 6.70 | 10.60 | ||||
| Propellant weight | t | 4.68 | 6.06 | 8.40 | ||||
| Engines | LE-3 | AJ-10-118FJ | LE-5 | |||||
| Propellant | Aerozin50/N2O4 |
Aerozin50/LOX |
LH2/LOX |
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| Total thrust (vac) | kN | 53.4 | 42.3 | 103.0 | ||||
| Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 2846 | 3089 | 4413 | ||||
| Burn time | s | 250 | 442 | 359 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 13.3 | 18.7 | 37.1 | ||||
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Stage 1 |
Name | LTA Thor | ELTA Thor | ELTA Thor | ||||
| Length | m | 21.45 | 22.05 | 22.05 | ||||
| Diameter | m | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 | ||||
| Liftoff weight | t | 71.51 | 85.50 | 85.50 | ||||
| Propellant weight | t | 67.81 | 81.42 | 81.42 | ||||
| Engines | Rock. MB-3-III | Rock. MB-3-III | Rock. MB-3-III | |||||
| Propellant | Kerosene/LOX | Kerosene/LOX | Kerosene/LOX | |||||
| Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 756.2 (+8.9) | 756.2 (+8.9) | 756.2 (8.9) | ||||
| Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2456 | 2456 | 2456 | ||||
| Burn time | s | 217 | 260 | 260 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 188.7 | 226.5 | 226.5 | ||||
|
Booster |
Name | 3 Castor II | 6+3 Castor II | 6+3 Castor II | ||||
| Length | m | 7.57 (6.04) | 7.57 (6.04) | 7.57 (6.04) | ||||
| Diameter | m | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | ||||
| Liftoff weight | t | 13.40 | 40.21 | 40.21 | ||||
| Propellant weight | t | 11.19 | 33.56 | 33.56 | ||||
| Engines | TX-354-5 | TX-354-5 | TX-354-5 | |||||
| Propellant | solid HTPB |
solid HTPB |
solid HTPB |
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| Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 473.1 (av) | 946.2 + 473.1 (av) | 946.2 + 473.1 (av) | ||||
| Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 1692 | 1692 | 1692 | ||||
| Burn time | s | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 27.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | ||||