Salamander
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The Salamander
| Dry mass: | 120 metric tons |
| Fuel capacity: | 60 metric tons |
| Wingspan: | 48.75 meters |
| Length: | 48.78 m |
| Height (gear up): | 6.01 m |
| Height (gear down): | 7.57 m |
| Lifting capacity
(Earth to LEO): |
70 metric tons or 60 passengers |
| Cargo configuration: | Up to 6 TEU units in any combination (mass limited by mission profile) |
| Summary: | Launch from Earth to LEO up to 1200 km circular orbit. Optionally load with additional cargo for return to Earth. |
| Crew: | 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 1 loadmaster |
| Cargo capacity
(Earth to LEO): |
6 TEU containers, up to 70 tons total cargo mass |
| Cargo capacity
(LEO to Earth): |
6 TEU containers, up to 70 tons total cargo mass (max 15% fuel for reentry) |
| Length: | 12 days launch to landing |
| Emergency life support reserve: | 4-5 weeks |
| Summary: | Transport passengers from Earth to LEO and back. |
| Crew: | 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 1 loadmaster, 1 flight surgeon or medical officer, 2 passenger liaisons (flight attendants) |
| Passenger capacity: | Up to 60 passengers in g-couch luxury seating.
Special 5-TEU short-term passenger transport unit required (40 tons). |
| Required cargo: | 1 extended life support services TEU (28 tons) -- provides necessary life support for passengers, 3,000 kg baggage area, and 15 tons of auxillary fuel |
| Length: | 12 hours nominal launch-to-rendezvous, 8 days docked (6 months if in safe-mode), 12 hours from undock to touchdown |
| Emergency life support reserve: | 2 weeks for 60 passengers |