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A FH can put 63,000kg to low Earth orbit. A delta 4 heavy 28,000. Not sure where your 200,000kg “typical” comes from, even Saturn V, SLS and Starship aren’t 20
by midasuni 5y ago
A FH can put 63,000kg to low Earth orbit. A delta 4 heavy 28,000.
Not sure where your 200,000kg “typical” comes from, even Saturn V, SLS and Starship aren’t 200t.
- sandworm101 5y agoRatio. Payload to orbit is about 5% of launch mass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_fraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_fraction