RM-712 Heavy Lift Launcher

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This rocket was designed for launching the (now cancelled) Titanium spacecraft. With a 5.6 m first stage, it has 16 P-80 engines which gives it over 12 MN of thrust. The boosters help the first stage get off the launch pad, and has 3 P-150 engines which gives them 2.6 MN of pure (100%) thrust. The second stage has 4 P-150 engines which gives about 3.46 MN of thrust. The third stage has a single P-200 engine which gives it 1 MN of thrust. A fourth stage with a single P-100 engine with 400 kN of thrust can be added inside the fairing. It can carry over 35,000 kg to Low Earth Orbit, and may even pave way for a lunar mission. This rocket would launch the 15,000 kg Lunar Command and Service Module, which can carry 20 people comfortably. 7 of them would board the Lunar Lander Module, which would be launched with a RM-50X. The lander module would weigh 25,000 kg. The RM-50X can launch 180 tons to LEO, so the 25 tons for LLM is way inside the limit to Low Lunar Orbit, which is 35 tons. The lander itself is 20 tons, the satellite it deploys before releasing it is 5 tons. The satellite would map the Moon in it's trajectory, with empty areas filled by other satellites.