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OverviewA reference with details on launch programs in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Packed with illustrations and figures, this edition has updated, expanded, and standardized performance data. New Features: New systems included are Angara, Beal's BA-2, Delta III and IV, H-IIA, VLS, LeoLink, Minotaur, Soyuz 2, Strela, Proton M, Atlas III and V, Dnepr, Kistler's K-1, Shtil, with details on Sea Launch using the Zenit vehicle. Updated flight records with added details (e.g. payload mass, delivery orbit, manifest type). More detailed failure descriptions. Reorganized alphabetically by system to reflect the international cooperation in vehicle development, marketing, and operation. SI units used throughout. There is a chapter on spaceports, with detailed maps. Standard sections describe each of the launch systems in detail, including: one-page vehicle summaries, cost, availability, performance graphs for a variety of orbits, flight history and failure descriptions, vehicle design and technical data, payload accommodations, production and launch operations, and vehicle history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steven J. Isakowitz , Joshua Hopkins , Joseph P. HopkinsPublisher: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Imprint: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Edition: 4th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 21.40cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 1.429kg ISBN: 9781563475917ISBN 10: 156347591 Pages: 550 Publication Date: 30 December 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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