EER Aries

American low cost orbital launch vehicle. Aries launched to promote a commercial launch vehicle of entirely different configuration.

Status: Out of production. Payload: 890 kg (1,960 lb). Thrust: 1,704.70 kN (383,232 lbf). Gross mass: 87,407 kg (192,699 lb). Height: 15.24 m (49.99 ft). Diameter: 1.24 m (4.06 ft). Apogee: 463 km (287 mi).

LEO Payload: 890 kg (1,960 lb) to a 463 km orbit. Launch Price $: 18.000 million in 1994 dollars.

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Family: LCLVs, low cost, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Stages: Castor 4A engine, Castor 4B engine, Star 48. Agency: EER.

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