Rus-M

Rus-M

Rus-M Design Concept
Function	Human-rated orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer	TsSKB-Progress
Country of origin	Russia
Size
Height	61.1 m (200 ft)
Diameter	3.5 m (11 ft) (Main Core)
Mass	233,000–1,440,000 kg (514,000–3,175,000 lb)
Stages	2 - 3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	6,500–50,000 kg (14,300–110,200 lb)
Launch history
Status	Cancelled
Launch sites	Vostochny Cosmodrome
Total launches	0
First stage
Powered by	3 RD-180
Maximum thrust	4.15 MN (930,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	338 s (3.31 km/s)
Propellant	LOX/RP-1
Second stage
Powered by	4 RD-0146
Maximum thrust	392.4 kN (88,200 lbf)
Specific impulse	463 s (4.54 km/s)
Propellant	LOX/LH2
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Rus-M (Russian: Русь-М) was a proposed launcher design which was intended to become Russia's main launch vehicle for crewed spaceflight after 2018, and an integral part of the Orel spacecraft being developed to replace the Soyuz.

Rus-M was being developed by TsSKB-Progress, beginning in 2009. The program was halted in October 2011,^[1] restarted in 2012 and finally cancelled in August 2015.^[2]