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Description: Information on a project aiming to design the world's smallest orbital launch vehicle.
MuLV is designed to be the world's smallest orbital launch vehicle, capable of placing 350-1200 lb payloads into low earth orbit. The system is operated with a minimal ground crew and is easily transportable on its own mobile ground launcher. The MuLV uses a turbo-pump fed 30,000 lb thrust common-core booster design to lower development costs. A single motor system is designed and used for the central booster motor, with a variety of combinations of strap-on boosters of the same design. The lifting capacity is determined by this first stage configuration. The second stage is of nearly the same design as the first, but utilizes a much greater expansion ratio. As a baseline the third and final stage is a nitrous oxide hybrid that also uses the nitrous cold gas for reaction control. Alternatively, for special payload applications, a hydrogen peroxide top stage is in design.
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