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Re: shuttle stats

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From: George William Herbert
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1990 00:38
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Shuttle orbiter info i don't have right now, but:
External Tank: 154 ft long 27.5 ft. diameter wt. 78,100 lbs empty and
	wt 1,663,100 lbs. loaded.
SRB's: 149 ft. long, 12 ft. diameter, launch weight 1,300,000 lbs.
	Total system: 60,000 lbs to orbit

Atlas: [all diameters 10 ft.
	I: 133/144 ft. [dependent on fairing length]  361-362,000 lbs at launch
		13,000 lbs to LEO
	II: 150/156 ft.  412-413,000 lbs. at launch
	IIA, IIAS same, 

Titan III: diameter 10 ft.  length 155 ft.  Lift to orbit of 32,000 lbs.
	Titan 34D: similar
	Both  plus two 90.4 ft. long by 122" [10 ft.] diameter
		Solid boosters
Titan IV:20 ft. longer, with longer SRB's also

i do not have data on the delta's size.


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From: gwh@bigbang.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert)
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Subject: Re: shuttle stats
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Date: 7 Feb 90 00:38:08 GMT
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