Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977spfl...19...54g&link_type=abstract
Spaceflight, vol. 19, Feb. 1977, p. 54-60, 80.
Physics
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Booster Rockets, Launch Vehicles, Multistage Rocket Vehicles, Soviet Spacecraft, U.S.S.R. Space Program, Payloads, Rocket Engine Design, Rocket Launchers, Rocket Launching, Soyuz Spacecraft, Space Missions, Technology Assessment
Scientific paper
The paper presents a semispeculative Western description of Soviet launch vehicle designations and discusses their evolution by classifying them into separate groups denoted by A, B, C, D, F, and G. The 'A' Series launchers (A, A-1, A-2, A-2-e, with maximum height 51 m, maximum diameter 2.95 m, and payload range 4500-7500 kg) which use four strap-on boosters with liquid propellant engines and have thrust range of 90-150 tons, are being used for lunar, planetary, and manned missions. The 'B' and 'C' Series launchers (B-1 and C-1) have a cylindrical shape and smaller dimensions, and are being used for payloads up to 1000 kg. The 'D' Series launchers (D-1, D-1-E, D-1-E-e, D-1-H) which are also called 'Proton Rocket System' have six strap-on boosters (thrust of 400 tons) and up to five 'Proton Stages' mounted on top of the core. Their recent uses include the Salyut missions. The 'F' Series launchers (F-1-m, F-1-r) are of a military nature and based on the first two stages of the SS-9 Scarp. The G-1 and G-1T variants of the 'G' Series with non-strap-on superboosters, are two and three stage launchers respectively. Their overall length is up to 100 m, maximum diameter 15 m, thrust 5000 tons; they will be used in manned landings.
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