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Ares V
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Has use
| Cargo Launch Vehicle
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Country of origin
| United States
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Height
| 116 m (381 ft) or 109 m (358 ft)
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Diameter
| 10 m (33 ft) or 8.4 m (28 ft)
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Stages
| 2
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Mass
| 188,000 kg (414,000 lb)
[1]
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Mass
| 71,100 kg (156,700 lb) or 60,600 kg (133,600 lb)
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Status
| Canceled
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Launch sites
| Kennedy Space Center
,
LC-39B
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Powered by
| 1
solid
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Propellant
| APCP (solid)
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Powered by
| 5 or 6
RS-68
B
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or 5
SSME (RS-25)
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Maximum thrust
| 8,350 kN (1,880,000 lb
f
) or 10,350 kN (2,330,000 lb
f
) upper atmosphere (figures for RS-25)
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Propellant
| LH2
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LOX
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Powered by
| 1 or 2
J-2X
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Propellant
| LH2
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LOX
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The
Ares V
was a plan to create a
cargo
rocket
for the cancelled
Constellation program
. Ares V was planned to launch the
Earth Departure Stage
and
Altair lunar lander
for a plan to return to the Moon in 2019.
[3]
The Ares V was supposed to complement the
Ares I
, which was being designed as a crew launch vehicle. The Ares designs were selected for their anticipated overall safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
[4]
The Ares V was planned to be able to carry about 188,000 kilograms (414,000 pounds) to
Low Earth orbit
(LEO), and 71,000 kilograms (157,000 pounds) to the
Moon
.
[2]
Upon completion the Ares V was planned to be the most powerful rocket ever built, lifting more into orbit than even the
Saturn V
.
[5]
Ares V,
Ares IV
, and Ares I are named after
Ares
, the Greek god, which is the equivalent to the Roman god
Mars
.
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