| N.A.S.A. / Boeing Comp. | Ares I | Ares V | ||||
| Overall Vehicle |
Operational | from | ||||
| to | ||||||
| Orbital flights | concept 2008 | concept 2008 | ||||
| Payload weight | t | 30.40 | TLI | 91.40 | ||
| Gross liftoff weight | t | 927 | 3,755 | |||
| Gross propellant weight | t | 785 | 3,262 | |||
| Total length | m | 99.67 | 116.16 | |||
| Max. diameter (span) | m | |||||
| Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) | kN | 16,202 | 52,278 | |||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 2,298.6 | 11,337.1 | |||
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Fairing |
Total length | m | 21.24 | 21.62 | ||
| Diameter | m | 5.50 | 10.00 | |||
| Total weight | t | 6.35 | 9.07 | |||
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Stage 2 |
Name | EDS | ||||
| Length (+interstage) | m | 25.51 | ~19.00 | |||
| Diameter | m | 5.50 | 10.00 | |||
| Liftoff weight | t | 155.36 | 276.11 | |||
| Propellant weight | t | 137.08 | 251.84 | |||
| Engines | J-2X | J-2X | ||||
| Propellant |
LH2/LOX |
LH2/LOX |
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| Total thrust (vac) | kN | 1,307.5 | 1,307.5 | |||
| Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 4393 | 4393 | |||
| Burn time | s | 460.6 | 846.1 | |||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 602.2 | 1,106.4 | |||
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Stage 1 |
Name | RSRM-5 | Core | |||
| Length | m | 52.91 | ~76.00 | |||
| Diameter | m | 3.71 - 5.50 | 10.00 | |||
| Liftoff weight | t | 753.00 | 1,745.00 | |||
| Propellant weight | t | 647.65 | 1,587.37 | |||
| Engines | ATK | RS-68B (6) | ||||
| Propellant | solid PBAN |
LH2/LOX |
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| Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 16,201.5 (max) | 18,976.2 | |||
| Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2373 | 3657 | |||
| Burn time | s | 131.9 | 305.9 | |||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 1,696.4 | 6,506.6 | |||
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Booster |
Name | 2 x RSRM-5.5 | ||||
| Length | m | 58.69 | ||||
| Diameter | m | 3.71 | ||||
| Liftoff weight | t | 1,633.50 | ||||
| Propellant weight | t | 1,422.30 | ||||
| Engines | ATK | |||||
| Propellant | solid PBAN | |||||
| Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 33,302 (max) | ||||
| Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2373 | ||||
| Burn time | s | 133 | ||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 3,724.1 | ||||