Function | Medium lift launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | Stoke Space |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 28.5 meters |
Diameter | 4 meters |
Stages | 2 |
Associated rockets | |
Comparable | |
Launch history | |
Status | In development |
Launch sites | Cape Canaveral LC14 |
Total launches | 0 |
Stoke Space Nova is a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle being developed by Stoke Space that was announced in 2021. [1] [2] It is planned to use two stages with a planned payload capacity of 5 t (5,000 kg) to low earth orbit ( LEO). The company is using 7 conventional full-flow-staged combustion rocket engines, burning methalox. The second stage uses a hydrolox (liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen) engine with 30 thrust chambers ringing a regeneratively cooled heatshield. It adds a center passive bleed to create an aerospike engine-like effect and acts as a heat shield during re-entry, [3] eliminating the need for thermal tiles. The first stage performs an RTLS (Return To Launch Site) landing. [4] [5]
The vehicle was selected as part of the Space Force's Orbital Services Program. [6]
Function | Medium lift launch vehicle |
---|---|
Manufacturer | Stoke Space |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 28.5 meters |
Diameter | 4 meters |
Stages | 2 |
Associated rockets | |
Comparable | |
Launch history | |
Status | In development |
Launch sites | Cape Canaveral LC14 |
Total launches | 0 |
Stoke Space Nova is a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle being developed by Stoke Space that was announced in 2021. [1] [2] It is planned to use two stages with a planned payload capacity of 5 t (5,000 kg) to low earth orbit ( LEO). The company is using 7 conventional full-flow-staged combustion rocket engines, burning methalox. The second stage uses a hydrolox (liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen) engine with 30 thrust chambers ringing a regeneratively cooled heatshield. It adds a center passive bleed to create an aerospike engine-like effect and acts as a heat shield during re-entry, [3] eliminating the need for thermal tiles. The first stage performs an RTLS (Return To Launch Site) landing. [4] [5]
The vehicle was selected as part of the Space Force's Orbital Services Program. [6]