China's Space Program Thread II
- Thread starter Blitzo
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According to Cute Orca:
At stage separation:
1800m/s
60km altitude
First stage apogee: 110km
Compared to typical Falcon 9 Block 5 mission:
2200m/s
65km altitude
130km apogee
Given similar delta-V to orbit, proportionally CZ-10B's first stage is smaller than Falcon 9's first stage and vice versa for upper stage. So a bigger first stage in CZ-10C would definitely be beneficial since you are reusing it and expending the upper stage.
At stage separation:
1800m/s
60km altitude
First stage apogee: 110km
Compared to typical Falcon 9 Block 5 mission:
2200m/s
65km altitude
130km apogee
Given similar delta-V to orbit, proportionally CZ-10B's first stage is smaller than Falcon 9's first stage and vice versa for upper stage. So a bigger first stage in CZ-10C would definitely be beneficial since you are reusing it and expending the upper stage.
First stage smaller？？
