OTRAG (rocket)

OTRAG
FunctionLaunch vehicle
ManufacturerOTRAG
Country of originGermany
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesShaba North, Congo
Sabha, Libya
Esrange, Sweden
Total launches18
First flight18 May 1977
Last flight19 September 1983
Common Rocket Propulsion Unit
Height16 m (52 ft)
Diameter0.27 m (11 in)
Empty mass150 kg (330 lb)
Gross mass1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
Powered by1 × OTRAG
Maximum thrust26.960 kN (6,061 lbf)
Specific impulse297 s (2.91 km/s)
Burn time140 seconds
PropellantN2O4

The OTRAG rocket was a modular satellite-delivery rocket developed by the OTRAG company in the 1970s and 80s.[1][2][3] The OTRAG rocket was to become a rocket built up from several mass-produced units, intended to carry satellites with a weight of 1-10 tons or more into orbit. Mass production meant that the vehicle was projected to have been 10x cheaper than conventional vehicles of similar capability.

  1. ^ "Otrag". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ "'Fly Rocket Fly' – Electronic Sound". Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ "OTRAG". www.sat-net.com. Retrieved 2024-03-06.