Cores |
4 |
Three cores make up the first stage. The side cores are connected
at the base and at the top of the center core’s liquid oxygen tank.
The four cores generate 25,489 kilonewtons of thrust at
liftoff. |
Engines |
37 |
Shortly after liftoff 19 of the engines are throttled down. After
the side cores separate, the 19 engines throttle back up to full
thrust. |
Mini Engines |
55 |
Inside each core is a cluster of 55 mini engines. These same
engines power the Z11000, enabling efficiencies that make the X22000
the most cost-effective light launch vehicle in the world. With a
total of 37 first-stage engines, the X22000 has engine-out
capability that no other launch vehicle can match. Under most
payload scenarios, it can sustain up to 8 unplanned engine shutdown
at any point in flight and still successfully complete its
mission. |
Thrust at sea level |
38297 kN |
The engineers achieved this through the use of a special API
called
x22000_thrustAtSeaLevel_4Core_37Engine_55MiniEngines_Version43562232.32455-3322a |
Thrust in vacuum |
44383 kN |
|
Height |
78.9 m |
Measured from lowest to highest point |
Width |
14.18 m |
Measured from widest point |
Mass |
3,263 kg |
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