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OTRAG

The OTRAG rocket was a West German modular satellite-delivery rocket developed by the OTRAG company (German: Orbital Transport- und Raketen-Aktiengesellschaft, or Orbital Transport and Rockets, Inc.) in the 1970s and 80s. 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…

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Burn time
140 seconds
Country of origin
West Germany
Diameter
0.27 m (11 in)
Empty mass
150 kg (330 lb)
First flight
18 May 1977
Function
Launch vehicle

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Rocket design

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OTRAG

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Triples92
Avg. degree1.96
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OTRAG

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related to history · 36
OTRAG → African, Ariane, Board, Braun, Chairman, Congo, CRPU, Debus, Democratic Republic, Dr, Esrange, European, Experiments, Following, German, In, It, Katanga Province, Kayser, Kurt
related to Controversies and future outlook · 12
OTRAG → Ariane, European, France, German, Germany, Hans Dietrich Genscher, Libya, Modules, Only, Soviet Union, West Germany, Zaire
related to Resurgence of interest · 10
OTRAG → ARCA Space Corporation, Armadillo Aerospace, Carmack, CEO, EcoRocket Heavy, Interorbital Systems, John Carmack, Lutz Kayser, May, NEPTUNE
related to Rocket design · 10
OTRAG → CRPU, Four, Ignition, In, It, Pitch, The, The OTRAG, Thrust, To
related to External links · 7
OTRAG → Astronautix, B/D, B14643, Film, Fly Rocket Fly, Min, Sven Grahn
Burn time · 1
OTRAG → 140 seconds
Country of origin · 1
OTRAG → West Germany
Diameter · 1
OTRAG → 0.27 m (11 in)
Empty mass · 1
OTRAG → 150 kg (330 lb)
First flight · 1
OTRAG → 18 May 1977

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OTRAGBurn time140 seconds1.00infobox
OTRAGCountry of originWest Germany1.00infobox
OTRAGDiameter0.27 m (11 in)1.00infobox
OTRAGEmpty mass150 kg (330 lb)1.00infobox
OTRAGFirst flight18 May 19771.00infobox
OTRAGFunctionLaunch vehicle1.00infobox
OTRAGGross mass1,500 kg (3,300 lb)1.00infobox
OTRAGHeight16 m (52 ft)1.00infobox
OTRAGLast flight19 September 19831.00infobox
OTRAGLaunch sitesShaba North, Congo Sabha, Libya Esrange, Sweden1.00infobox
OTRAGManufacturerOTRAG1.00infobox
OTRAGMaximum thrust26.960 kN (6,061 lbf)1.00infobox
OTRAGPowered by1 × OTRAG1.00infobox
OTRAGPropellant.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
OTRAGSpecific impulse297 s (2.91 km/s)1.00infobox
OTRAGStatusRetired1.00infobox
OTRAGTotal launches181.00infobox

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