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Ares V

The Ares V (formerly known as the Cargo Launch Vehicle or CaLV) was the planned cargo launch component of the cancelled NASA Constellation program, which was to have replaced the Space Shuttle after its retirement in 2011. Ares V was also intended to carry supplies for a human presence on Mars. Ares V and the smaller Ares I were named after Ares, the…

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Burn time
126 seconds
Country of origin
United States
Diameter
8.4 or 10 m (28 or 33 ft) · 3.7 m (12 ft)
Empty mass
140,000 kg (310,000 lb)
Function
Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
Gross mass
730,000 kg (1,600,000 lb) · 1,914,000 kg (4,220,000 lb)

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Ares V

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Edges70
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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Successor · 27
Ares V → Apollo, Ares, Ares IV, Artemis, Both, Earth, Earth Departure Stage, House, Initial, It, LEO, Lunar Gateway, Moon, NASA, Orion, Representatives, RL10 Exploration Upper Stage, RS-25s, Saturn, SLS
related to Constellation · 21
Ares V → Apollo, Ares, Braun, Center, Constellation, Development, Direct Ascent, Dr, Earth, Earth Orbit Rendezvous, Glenn Research Center, Langley Research Center, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous, NASA's Ames Research Center, NASA's Marshall Space Flight, Project Constellation, Saturn, Space Shuttle, This, Unlike
related to Cancellation · 17
Ares V → April, Ares, Committee, Constellation, Due, Even, FY, However, In October, ISS, Kennedy Space Center, March, NASA, NASA Authorization Act, On February, President Barack Obama, The Augustine Commission
related to Design · 16
Ares V → Ares, Augustine Commission, Booster, Earth, It, LH2, Like, LOX, Moon, RS-68B, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Solid Rocket, Space Shuttle's, SSMEs, The, The Ares
related to Further roles · 12
Ares V → Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space, Although, Apollo Applications Program, Ares, Future Ares, Hubble Space Telescope, It, Moon, NASA, One, Sun/Earth L2, Telescope
related to Ares IV · 11
Ares V → Ares, Ares IV, Heavy Lift, January, Moon, NASA, Orion, Specifically, The, The Ares IV, Total
related to Ares V Lite · 11
Ares V → Ares, Augustine Commission, Earth, If, It, Lite, NASA's Constellation, One Ares, Orion, RS-68, SRBs
related to In fiction · 7
Ares V → Admiral Alexander Marcus, Ares, In, Moon, Space Brothers, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Japanese
Maximum thrust · 5
Ares V → 5 × RS-25: 11,395 kN (2,562,000 lbf), 5 × RS-68: 15,685 kN (3,526,000 lbf), 6 × RS-68: 18,822 kN (4,231,000 lbf), SL: 14.6 MN (3,280,000 lbf), vac: 16 MN (3,600,000 lbf)
Powered by · 4
Ares V → 1 or 2 × J-2X, 5 × RS-25 or, 5 × RS-68B or, 6 × RS-68B

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ares VBurn time126 seconds1.00infobox
Ares VCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Ares VDiameter8.4 or 10 m (28 or 33 ft)1.00infobox
Ares VDiameter3.7 m (12 ft)1.00infobox
Ares VEmpty mass140,000 kg (310,000 lb)1.00infobox
Ares VFunctionSuper heavy-lift launch vehicle1.00infobox
Ares VGross mass730,000 kg (1,600,000 lb)1.00infobox
Ares VGross mass1,914,000 kg (4,220,000 lb)1.00infobox
Ares VHeight109 or 116 m (358 or 381 ft)1.00infobox
Ares VHeight54 m (177 ft)1.00infobox
Ares VLaunch sitesKennedy, LC-39A (planned)1.00infobox
Ares VMass3,700,000 kilograms (8,200,000 lb)1.00infobox
Ares VMass188,000 kg (414,000 lb)1.00infobox
Ares VMass60,600 or 71,100 kg (133,600 or 156,700 lb)1.00infobox
Ares VMaximum thrustSL: 14.6 MN (3,280,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Ares VMaximum thrustvac: 16 MN (3,600,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Ares VMaximum thrust5 × RS-68: 15,685 kN (3,526,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Ares VMaximum thrust6 × RS-68: 18,822 kN (4,231,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Ares VMaximum thrust5 × RS-25: 11,395 kN (2,562,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Ares VNo. boosters21.00infobox
Ares VPowered by5 × RS-25 or1.00infobox
Ares VPowered by5 × RS-68B or1.00infobox
Ares VPowered by6 × RS-68B1.00infobox
Ares VPowered by1 or 2 × J-2X1.00infobox
Ares VPropellantAPCP (Al / AP / PBAN)1.00infobox
Ares VPropellantLH2 / LOX1.00infobox
Ares VSpecific impulse269 s (2.64 km/s)1.00infobox
Ares VStages21.00infobox
Ares VStatusCanceled1.00infobox
Ares VTotal launches01.00infobox

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