Rus-M

Rus-M
Size
Rus-M Design Concept
Function	Human-rated orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer	TsSKB-Progress
Country of origin	Russia
Height	61.1 m
Diameter	3,5 m (Main Core)
Mass	233,000 - 1,440,000 kg
Stages	2 - 3
Capacity
Payload to LEO	6,500 - 50,000 kg
Launch history
Status	Cancelled
Launch sites	Vostochny Cosmodrome
Total launches	0
First stage
Engines	3 RD-180
Thrust	4.15 MN (933,400 lbf) each
Specific impulse	338 sec
Fuel	LOX / RP-1
Second stage
Engines	4 RD-0146
Thrust	392.4 kN
Specific impulse	463 sec
Fuel	LOX / LH2

Rus-M was a proposed launcher design which was intended to become Russia's main launch vehicle for crewed spaceflight after 2018, and an integral part of the Prospective Piloted Transport System which included a new manned spacecraft being developed to replace the Soyuz.

Rus-M was being developed by TsSKB-Progress, beginning in 2009. The program was halted in October 2011; "We have come to the conclusion that we do not need a new rocket, we can continue using those we already have," said Vladimir Popovkin, head of Russia's space agency, according to the Novosti news agency.^[1]

History

In spring of 2009, TsSKB-Progress won a government contract to develop a new launcher for Russia's human space program. The project was featured in MAKS 2009 Airshow, and preliminary design of the vehicle was expected to be submitted to the Russian space agency Roskosmos by August 2010.^[2]

Requirements

Safety requirements put forward by Roscosmos emphasized that the launcher design is to be extremely reliable; safe abort options for crewed vehicles must be available at any stage of flight, and vehicle departure from the launch pad must be guaranteed for the case of an emergency during an early stage of the launch sequence. The launcher was planned to provide a basis for a future heavy launcher capable to carry a payload of 50—60 tons, as well as for a super-heavy design lifting 130—150 tons.^[3]

Description

Four variants of Rus-M were planned for development. Each version would use a variable number of common cores as the first stage and boosters, each powered by a single Energomash RD-180 rocket engine burning kerosene and liquid oxygen. Two upper stages were planned. The first would have used four RD-0146 hydrolox engines developed by Chemical Automatics Design Bureau.^[4]^[5] The second option would have been a kerosene fueled stage common with Soyuz-2.^[5]

The first version of the rocket was to use three first stage cores, inseparably bolted together, with an RD-0146 powered second stage. It would have been able to lift a cargo or satellite payload of 23.8 tons to a 200-km, 51.7-degree circular orbit, a crew vehicle of 18.8 tons to a 135 by 400-km orbit, 7.0 tons to geostationary transfer orbit and 4.0 tons to geostationary orbit. The second variant would add two additional cores, and allow the strapon boosters to detach earlier in flight, boosting payload capacity to 35 tons. Version 3 would use stretched tanks on the booster cores, increasing payload again to 50 tons. Version 4 would fly with only a single core, and a Soyuz 2-derived upper stage.^[5]

Development

TsSKB Progress was responsible for overall project leadership, system integration, second stage development and production. First stage development was to be led by Makeev KB Mash, while NPO Avtomatiki was to provide the rocket's flight control system.^[5]

References

↑ "Replacement for Soyuz rocket canned by Russia". Spaceflight Now. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
↑ Zak, Anatoly (2009-08-20). "Russia Reveals Vision for Manned Spaceflight". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
↑ "Theses of the Speech Made by Roscosmos Head Anatoly Perminov at IAC-2009" (in Russian). Roscosmos. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
↑ Coppinger, Rob (2009-08-11). "The Bear's stars shine brighter". Flight International. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
1 2 3 4 Zak, Anatoly (2009). "Launch vehicle for the PPTS spacecraft". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

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Launch vehicle for PPTS spacecraft

Soviet, Russian, and Ukrainian launch vehicles

Active	Angara 1.2 A5 Dnepr R-7 Soyuz U FG Soyuz-2 2.1a 2.1b 2-1v UR Proton-M Rokot Strela Zenit 3SL 3SLB 3F

In development	Angara 1.1 A5P A5V Mayak L1 L2 M1 M2 H3 H5 Proton Light Medium Soyuz-5 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tsyklon-4

Retired	Energia Kosmos 1 2I 3 3M N1 Proton UR-500 Proton-K R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original L M U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna Rus-M (cancelled) Start-1 Tsyklon 2 3 Zenit 2 2M

Orbital launch systems

See also: Comparison of orbital launch systems

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In development	Angara A5P A5V Antares 300 Ariane 6 Electron Falcon 9 "Block 5" Falcon Heavy Firefly α H3 ITS KZ-11 KZ-21 Long March 8 9 LauncherOne Mayak Naga-L Naro-2 New Glenn Orel Proton Light Medium RPS SLS Soyuz-5 SPARK SS-520 Tronador II Tsyklon-4 ULV VLM Vulcan

Retired	Antares 100 Ariane 1 2 3 4 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 III Diamant Energia Europa Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 Feng Bao 1 H-I H-II Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos 1 2I 3 3M Lambda 4S Long March 1 2A 2E 3 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1 N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan Pilot Proton UR-500 K R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original L M U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna Saturn I IB V INT-21 Scout SLV Space Shuttle Sparta Start-1 Thor Able Ablestar Agena Burner Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon 2 3 Vanguard Zenit 2 2M

RD-170 rocket engine family

Derivatives	RD-171 RD-180 RD-191 RD-151

Technologies	Bipropellant LOX RP-1 Staged combustion cycle

Historic rockets	Atlas III (RD-180) Energia (RD-170) Naro-1 (RD-151)

Current rockets	Atlas V (RD-180) Zenit (RD-171) Angara (RD-191)

Rockets under development	Antares (200-series) (RD-181)

Cancelled proposals	GX (RD-180) Rus-M (RD-180)

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