Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
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super-heavy-lift-launch-vehicle-176-17673797
title:
Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
text:
A super heavy-lift launch vehicle is a rocket that can lift to low Earth orbit a "super heavy payload", which is defined as more than 50 metric tons (110,000 lb) by the United States and as more than 100 metric tons (220,000 lb) by Russia. It is the most capable launch vehicle classification by mass to orbit, exceeding that of the heavy-lift launch vehicle classification. Only 14 such payloads were successfully launched before 2022: 12 as part of the Apollo program before 1972 and two Energia la
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Launch vehicle capable of lifting more than 50 tonnes of payload into low earth orbit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicle
date created:
2015-12-18T05:18:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:07:43Z
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