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Blog news
| -Opening of the Apollo & Beyond exposition. | ||
| -Reporting on the pilots test of Buran. | ||
| -Lost of the heat shield of the TVA shuttle. | ||
| -End of the EPOS restauration. | ||
| -Pictures of the 1.01 Buran space shuttle destroyed. | ||
| -Comparison between STS system and Buran-Energia. |
GSR plane's mains characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
| Wings's surface, m² | 240 |
| Wings's length, m | 16.875 |
| Wing's depth along the plane's axe, m | 32.6 |
| Depth's stabilizers, m | 4.5 |
| Wing shaped's thickness, leading edge/end | 0.025/0.03 |
| Elevons's surface, m² | 24 |
| Wingspan, m | 16.5 |
| Length of the vertical stabilizers, m | 4.5 |
| Lengthening of the wing, m | 1.14 |
| Elevon's wingspan, m | 10.2 |
| Wing's inclinaison (start/end), ° | 80 / 60 |
| Length of the fuselage, m | 38 |
| Maximum diameter of the fuselage, m | 4.15 |
| Front surface of the fuselage (engines included), m² | 20.9 |
| Engine's intack surface, m² | 12.8 |
| Engine span, m | 6.2 |
| Rudder's surface, m² | 2 x 18.5 |
Auxiliary rocket's mains characteristics
| Characteristics | Variants | |
|---|---|---|
| Main | Secondary | |
| Specific impulse, s | 460 | 455 |
| Length (with the cover), m | 27.75 | 28.71 |
| Empty mass, kg | 6150 | 8620 |
| Thrust on the ground (without the orbital space-plane), kgf | 52700 | 51120 |
| Componants ratio | 1:14 | 1:7.5 |
| 1st stage | ||
| Empty masse, kg | 5500 | 7700 |
| Lift off mass, kg | 47500 | 45950 |
| Fuel | Liquide hygrogen | Liquide hygrogen |
| Mass, kg | 2800 | 4500 |
| Volume, m³ | 40 | 60 |
| Oxidizer | Liquid fluorine | Liquid oxygen |
| Masse, kg | 39200 | 33750 |
| Volume, m³ | 25 | 30.9 |
| Tank's diameter, m | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| GRS thrust, kgf | 4 x 25000 | 4 x 25000 |
| 2nd stage | ||
| Empty masse, kg | 650 | 920 |
| PLift off mass (without the orbital plane), kg | 5200 | 5170 |
| Fuel | Liquid hydrogen | Liquid hydrogen |
| Mass, kg | 310 | 500 |
| Volume, m³ | 4.42 | 6.67 |
| Oxidizer | Liquid fluorine | Liquid oxygen |
| Mass, kg | 4240 | 3750 |
| Volume, m³ | 2.7 | 3.43 |
| GRD's thrust, kgf | 1 x 25000 | 1 x 25000 |