CORONA (rocket)

CORONA
CORONA (RLV) concept
FunctionReusable launch vehicle
ManufacturerMakeyev Rocket Design Bureau
Country of originRussia
Size
Height30 m (98 ft)
Diameter10 m (33 ft)
Mass280–290 t (620,000–640,000 lb)
Stages1
Capacity
Payload to LEO[altitude and inclination needed]
Altitude200–500 km (120–310 mi)
Mass7–12 tonnes (15,000–26,000 lb)
Launch history
StatusUnder development
Single stage
PropellantLOX/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]

  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.