Russia introduced a competitor to SpaceX
The commission of the state corporation Roscosmos approved the draft design presented by the RSC Energia company of the latest domestic medium-class launch vehicle Soyuz-5.
The design of the rocket includes two successive stages with engines RD171MV and RD0124MS for the first and second stages, respectively. The diameter of the rocket is 4,1 meters and a length of 61,87 meters. The rocket will be able to put up to 18 tons of payload into a low Earth orbit, and its mass itself will be 530 tons.
According to representatives of Roskosmos, the developers of the project did a tremendous amount of work in order to determine the final look and design of the new rocket. The creation of launch vehicles of this class will provide the space industry with the means of launching manned transport ships and automated spacecraft into low Earth orbit, and other bodies of the solar system.
Technologiesunderlying Soyuz-5 will be used in the development of super-heavy Russian launch vehicles, which, in turn, will provide for future ambitious projects, such as flying to the moon.
The design of the rocket includes two successive stages with engines RD171MV and RD0124MS for the first and second stages, respectively. The diameter of the rocket is 4,1 meters and a length of 61,87 meters. The rocket will be able to put up to 18 tons of payload into a low Earth orbit, and its mass itself will be 530 tons.
According to representatives of Roskosmos, the developers of the project did a tremendous amount of work in order to determine the final look and design of the new rocket. The creation of launch vehicles of this class will provide the space industry with the means of launching manned transport ships and automated spacecraft into low Earth orbit, and other bodies of the solar system.
Technologiesunderlying Soyuz-5 will be used in the development of super-heavy Russian launch vehicles, which, in turn, will provide for future ambitious projects, such as flying to the moon.
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