CORONA (SSTO)

CORONA is an unmanned prototype of a reusable single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle developed from 1992 to 2012. In 2016, the company announced plans to resume CORONA development.[1]

CORONA
CORONA (RLV) concept
FunctionProposed SSTO vehicle
ManufacturerMakeyev Rocket Design Bureau
Country of originRussia
Size
Height30 m (98 ft)
Diameter10 m (33 ft)
Mass300,000 kg (660,000 lb)
Stages1
Launch history
Statusunder development
Single stage
Gross mass300,000 kg (660,000 lb)
FuelLOX/LH2

See also

References

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