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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