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Function | Launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | OTRAG |
Country of origin | Germany |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | Shaba North, Congo Sabha, Libya Esrange, Sweden |
Total launches | 18 |
First flight | 18 May 1977 |
Last flight | 19 September 1983 |
Common Rocket Propulsion Unit | |
Height | 16 m (52 ft) |
Diameter | 0.27 m (11 in) |
Empty mass | 150 kg (330 lb) |
Gross mass | 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) |
Powered by | 1 × OTRAG |
Maximum thrust | 26.960 kN (6,061 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 297 s (2.91 km/s) |
Burn time | 140 seconds |
Propellant | N2O4 |
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.