SYSTEM OF INJECTION OF PAYLOAD INTO LOW-ALTITUDE NEAR-EARTH ORBIT Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: three-stage space recoverable transport facilities. SUBSTANCE: proposed system includes aircraft with turbofan engine on which aerospace flying vehicle is secured which has fuselage, elevator and two wings with tips and ailerons for pitching-up and other maneuvers. Flying vehicle includes two ramjet engines located under wing plane and their fuel tanks in nose and tail sections of fuselage. Provision is also made for many rocket engines for orientation of flying vehicle which are mounted in its nose section and in wing tips. Flying vehicle may be provided with air liquefaction system for said ramjet engines. Rocket stage for injection of payload into orbit and parachute system for return of stage are arranged in cargo compartment of fuselage. Aircraft may be provided with ropes and winch equipment for gripping the parachute system at descent and loading the stage into cargo compartment of aircraft. EFFECT: minimum risk for economical and ecological injection of small and medium payloads. 8 cl, 12 dwg