LAUNCH VEHICLE CONFIGURATION Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B64G1/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aerospace engineering and can be used in launch vehicle design. Proposed configuration comprises package of fragmented rocket blocks made up of 1^st and 2^nd stage central block, 1^st stage four lateral blocks and 3^rd stage block. Jet nozzles are arranged in top parts of fuel and oxidiser tanks of 1^st stage lateral blocks in launch vehicle stabilisation planes that face 1^st and 2^nd stage central block. Each fuel tank jet nozzle incorporates drain valve. Bearings are rigidly fixed in tail compartment of 3^rd stage block on the 3^rd stage sustainer frame to interact with combustion chambers. Every combustion chamber moves in one plane parallel to launch vehicle stabilisation plate to rotate tangentially about said fixed bearing axis. Third stage sustainer frame supports pyro retainers rigidly fixed thereon to interact, via its rod, with moving combustion chamber unless sustainer nozzle comes out from 1^st and 2^nd stage central block frame.

EFFECT: reduced launching weight and sizes, higher power efficiency.

2 cl, 15 dwg