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Kankoh-maru

Japanese orbital vehicle design

Field	Value
image	Kankoh-maru spacecraft.jpg
caption	Artist's concept of Kankoh-maru
function	Crewed re-usable rocket
country-origin	Japan
height	23.5 m
diameter	18 m
mass	550 tonne
stages	1
stage1thrust	6,888,000 N
type	booster
total	2,900,000 N
location	LEO
kilos	50 t
status	Proposed

|country-origin = Japan

The Kankoh-maru is a proposed vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL), single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO), reusable launch system (rocket-powered spacecraft) by the .

Overview

The concept was proposed by the in 1993.{{cite journal|title=Status Report on Space Tour Vehicle "Kankoh-maru" of Japanese Rocket Society |first1=Kohki |last1=Isozaki|first2=Koichi |last2=Yonemoto|first3=Osamu |last3=Kitayama|first4=Akira |last4=Miyahara|first5=Hiroyuki |last5=Watanabe|first6=Shunichi |last6=Okaya|first7=Masayuki |last7=Ibusuki

The name Kankō Maru is derived from the first steam-powered vessel in Edo-era Japan.

References

Anderson, Erik. (July 1997). "Kankoh-maru Flight Manual". Space Future.
"Kankoh Maru".

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