TANDEM-ARRANGEMENT SPACE MISSILE WITH REUSABLE FIRST STAGE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B64G1/14 B64G1/40 F42B15/00 

FIELD: rocketry and space engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for creating missile complexes which do not required alienation of land for falling of used first stages. Proposed missile includes cruise and control engines, fuel tanks, interstage compartment with end face frames. Oxidizer and fuel tanks of first stage consists of four vessels installed in pairs diametrically opposite for each component over periphery of multistage compartment and secured on its end face frames. Interstage compartment is divided by bottom partition into two spaces. Cruise engines of first stage are installed in lower space on end face frame, and engines of second stage are arranged in upper part. Gas generator for rapping stages is mounted on bottom-partition. Bottoms of fuel tanks of first stage can be made in form of cones in vertices of which supports for launching and takedown of missiles are mounted. Control engines of first stage are mounted mainly on fuel tanks at maximum distance from longitudinal axis of missile. Fuel partitions with cutoff valves are installed in lower part of fuel tanks. Fuel used for return and landing of first stage is kept in this part of fuel tanks. Standard heat shield is used to protect tail section of missile from engine jets at launching of missile and from aerodynamic heating at descent section.

EFFECT: provision of repeated returns and landings of first stage on space port using thrust of standard cruise and control engines of this stage.

4 cl, 2 dwg