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Sea Dragon (rocket)

The Sea Dragon was a 1962 conceptualized design study for a reusable two-stage sea-launched orbital super heavy-lift launch vehicle. The project was led by Robert Truax while working at Aerojet, one of several designs he created intended to be launched by floating the rocket in the ocean. Although there was some interest at both NASA and Todd Shipyards…

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Altitude
229 km (124 nmi)
Burn time
81 seconds · 260 seconds · 1340 seconds
Country of origin
United States
Diameter
23 m (75 ft)
Function
Orbital super heavy-lift launch vehicle
Height
150 m (490 ft)

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Sea Dragon (rocket)

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Edges35
Triples25
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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Sea Dragon (rocket)

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Burn time · 3
Sea Dragon (rocket) → 1340 seconds, 260 seconds, 81 seconds
Maximum thrust · 3
Sea Dragon (rocket) → 236.6 kN (53,200 lbf) each, 355.8 MN (80,000,000 lbf) at sea level, 62.80 MN (14,120,000 lbf) vacuum
Mass · 2
Sea Dragon (rocket) → 18,143 t (39,998,000 lb), 550 t (1,210,000 lb)
Powered by · 2
Sea Dragon (rocket) → 1 engine, 4 engines
Propellant · 2
Sea Dragon (rocket) → LH2 / LOX, RP-1 / LOX
Specific impulse · 2
Sea Dragon (rocket) → 242 s, 409 s
Altitude · 1
Sea Dragon (rocket) → 229 km (124 nmi)
Country of origin · 1
Sea Dragon (rocket) → United States
Diameter · 1
Sea Dragon (rocket) → 23 m (75 ft)
Function · 1
Sea Dragon (rocket) → Orbital super heavy-lift launch vehicle

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sea Dragon (rocket)Altitude229 km (124 nmi)1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Burn time81 seconds1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Burn time260 seconds1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Burn time1340 seconds1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Country of originUnited States1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Diameter23 m (75 ft)1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)FunctionOrbital super heavy-lift launch vehicle1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Height150 m (490 ft)1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Mass18,143 t (39,998,000 lb)1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Mass550 t (1,210,000 lb)1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Maximum thrust355.8 MN (80,000,000 lbf) at sea level1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Maximum thrust62.80 MN (14,120,000 lbf) vacuum1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Maximum thrust236.6 kN (53,200 lbf) each1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Powered by1 engine1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Powered by4 engines1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)PropellantRP-1 / LOX1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)PropellantLH2 / LOX1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Specific impulse242 s1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Specific impulse409 s1.00infobox
Sea Dragon (rocket)Stages21.00infobox

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