CORONA (rocket)

CORONA

CORONA (RLV) concept
Function	Reusable launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
Country of origin	Russia
Size
Height	30 m (98 ft)
Diameter	10 m (33 ft)
Mass	280–290 t (620,000–640,000 lb)
Stages	1
Capacity
Payload to LEO [ altitude and inclination needed ]
Altitude	200–500 km (120–310 mi)
Mass	7–12 tonnes (15,000–26,000 lb)
Launch history
Status	Under development
Single stage
Propellant	LOX/LH2

CORONA is a single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle capable of performing vertical takeoff and landing. ^[1] It was developed by OAO GRTs Makeyev from 1992 to 2012. However, the development was declined due to lack of funding. ^[2] In 2016, the company announced plans to resume the development of the CORONA vehicle. ^[3]

Overview

CORONA is intended for launching payloads to low Earth orbit with an altitude of 200–500 km (120–310 mi). It has a launch mass of 280–290 tonnes (620,000–640,000 lb) and is intended for launching payloads weighing up to 7 tonnes (15,000 lb) with traditional use or up to 12 tonnes (26,000 lb) with a special scheme for launching into low Earth orbit. However, the payload capacity goes down to 6 tonnes (13,000 lb) and up to 11 tonnes (24,000 lb) respectively when launching from Russia. With the use of reusable boosters that form a launch complex with it, the launch vehicle provides launching into orbits with an inclination of up to 110° up to altitudes of 10,000 km (6,200 mi) and returning from them if necessary. ^[4]

See also

• Blue Origin New Shepard
• Kankoh-maru
• Lockheed Martin X-33
• McDonnell Douglas DC-X
• Project Morpheus NASA program to continue developing ALHAT and Quad landers
• Quad (rocket)
• Reusable Vehicle Testing
• SpaceX reusable launch system development program
• Zarya

References

1. "№4 (174), Апрель 2017". Popmech.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
2. "В России разрабатывают многоразовую ракету". РИА Новости. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
3. ""Россиянка", КОРОНА, "Феникс" —достойная компания p.2 //Конструктор №8 2016". ОАО «ГРЦ Макеева». 29 August 2016. Archived from the original (pdf) on 16 May 2017.
4. "XLII Академические чтения по космонавтике. Сборник тезисов. с.18" (PDF). МГТУ им. Н.Э. Баумана. January 2018.

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