LTV AIRFRAME


The Lunar Transfer Vehicle (LTV) is a variant of the OTV. The spacecraft is essentially an OTV with lunar landing legs attached.

The Lunar Lander Kit consists of the landing legs and an Above Ground Level (AGL) radar. The legs would have a liquid springs and landing discs to absorb shock and to act as a leveling mechanism. 

The rocket nozzle extension is not used to allow more clearance between the bottom of the nozzle and the lunar surface. Table 1 summarizes the LTV inert mass.

TOP DOCKING RING

48

kg

OTV TANK STRUCTURE

1,444

kg

BASIC ORBITAL UNIT

777

kg

RL10C–2–1 ROCKET ENGINE

276

kg

ROCKET NOZZLE EXTENSION

0

kg

LUNAR LANDER KIT

599

kg

LTV INERT MASS

3,144

kg

Table1: LTV Inert Mass Specifications

Payload Trays are used to store any additional payload that needs to be brought down from lunar orbit, which will obviously add more mass to the lander (Table 2).

TOP DOCKING RING

48

kg

OTV TANK STRUCTURE

1,444

kg

BASIC ORBITAL UNIT

777

kg

RL10C–2–1 ROCKET ENGINE

276

kg

ROCKET NOZZLE EXTENSION

0

kg

LUNAR LANDER KIT

599

kg

LUNAR LANDER PAYLOAD TRAYS

272

kg

LTV INERT MASS

3,416

kg

Table 2: LTV Inert Mass with Payload Trays



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