Kankoh-maru

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Kankoh-maru
Kankoh-maru spacecraft.jpg
Kankoh-maru (Provided by uchumaru.com)
Function Manned Re-usable rocket
Country of origin Japan
Size
Height 23.5 m (77 ft)[1]
Diameter 18 m (59 ft)[1]
Mass 550 t (1,210,000 lb)[1]
Stages 1
Capacity
Payload to LEO 4 t (8,800 lb)[2]
Launch history
Status Proposed[2]

The Kankoh-maru (観光丸 Kankōmaru?) is the name of a proposed vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL), single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO), reusable launch system (rocket-powered spacecraft).[1]

Details

The concept was created by the [[{{{1}}}]][] in 1993.[2][need quotation to verify]

The name Kankō Maru is derived from the first steam-powered vessel in Edo-era Japan.[2]

This development cost was estimated ¥2.67 trillion ($28 billion) in 1995.[2][need quotation to verify]

See also

Notes

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