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Generals characteristics

Characteristic Variants
Basic Intermediate
GSR's fuel Liquide hydrogen Kerozen
Auxiliary rocket's fuel Liquid fluor + Liquid hydrogen Liquid oxygen + Liquid hydrogen
OS's fuel F2 + NH3 AT + UDMH
Lift off mass, kg 115000 129920
GSR's characteristics
Lift off mass, kg 52000 72000
Empty mass, kg 36000 38400
Velocity, m/s 1800 (M=6) 1200 (M=4)
Ceiling, km 28-30 22-24
Auxiliary rocket's characteristics
Velocity, m/s 4500 4280
1st stage's characteristics
Lift off mass, kg 47500 45950
Empty mass, kg 5500 7700
2nd stage's characteristics
Lift off mass (with the OS), kg 15500 11970
Empty mass, kg 650 920
OS's characteristics
Lift off mass, kg 8800-10300 6800
Empty mass, kg 4190 4190
Payload mass, kg 500-2000 -
Ceiling, km 130-150 130-150