OH and the Saturn V could lift about 40,000 lbs more than the Energia could, at 262,000 lbs. So the Russians couldn't match the US back then, and they still cannot now.
@EvilxMerlin my friend, Atlas V is propelled by Russian made RD-180 engines produced in Russia and being bought by US in Russia (more then 20 have been already delivered) - google about it - so your comparisons here are useless as you compare one Russian technology to another Russian technology...
Um, the Atlas V can put into LEO 21490 to 64860 lbs. The Soyuz-2 max is 17000 lbs. Even Russia's Zenit can "only" put a max of 35000lbs into LEO. The Proton, 45000 lbs. In fact there is nothing currently flying that can lift what the Atlas V can, until the Angara 7 flies... if it ever flies.
atlas 5 bitches!!! u know.
araki916 5 months ago
I had to watch a 1 minute commercial to watch 1:34 of video... sweet.
atomicwave 7 months ago
@brentsrx7
Um, no. The Delta IV Heavy is 22,950KG to LEO. The Altas V HLV is 29,420KG to LEO. The Falcon 9 Heavy can do 32000KG.
EvilxMerlin 1 year ago
@EvilxMerlin Delta can haul much more then Atlas
brentsrx7 1 year ago
OH and the Saturn V could lift about 40,000 lbs more than the Energia could, at 262,000 lbs. So the Russians couldn't match the US back then, and they still cannot now.
EvilxMerlin 1 year ago
@arlik100
Considering it is:
1. No longer around
2. Out of two launches had one failure.
Again I say there is still NO Russian heavy lift vehicle that can do what the Altas V can do.
EvilxMerlin 1 year ago
@EvilxMerlin consider Russian Energia rocket (which lifted Buran in 1988):
Capacity
Payload to
LEO 100,000 kg (220,462 lb)[1] (200,000 kg (Vulkan))
Payload to
GSO 20,000 kg (44,093 lb)[1]
arlik100 1 year ago
@arlik100
You are missing the point. There is still NO Russian heavy lift vehicle that can do what the Atlas V can do.
EvilxMerlin 1 year ago
@EvilxMerlin my friend, Atlas V is propelled by Russian made RD-180 engines produced in Russia and being bought by US in Russia (more then 20 have been already delivered) - google about it - so your comparisons here are useless as you compare one Russian technology to another Russian technology...
arlik100 1 year ago
@ti994apc
Um, the Atlas V can put into LEO 21490 to 64860 lbs. The Soyuz-2 max is 17000 lbs. Even Russia's Zenit can "only" put a max of 35000lbs into LEO. The Proton, 45000 lbs. In fact there is nothing currently flying that can lift what the Atlas V can, until the Angara 7 flies... if it ever flies.
EvilxMerlin 1 year ago