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CORONA (SSTO)

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Function
  
Proposed SSTO vehicle

Height
  
30 m (98 ft)

Mass
  
30,000 kg (66,000 lb)

Country of origin
  
Russia

Diameter
  
10 m (33 ft)

CORONA (SSTO)

Manufacturer
  
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau

CORONA was an unmanned prototype of a reusable single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle developed by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau from 1992 to 2012. As of the 2013 work curtailed due to lack of funding.

Design

It is intended for the launch of space vehicles and the spacecraft in the low-Earth circular orbits of 200-500 km. The launch weight of about 300 tonnes.

References

CORONA (SSTO) Wikipedia