Scores sind relative 0–100-Werte in diesem Atlas. Zum Blättern, keine Ingenieurspezifikation.
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Welche lokale Behörde oder welcher Korridor zählt für diesen Typ?
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Are the scores official?
No. The six scores are relative editorial 0–100 marks across the 48 types on this site.
Where do the photos come from?
Lead images resolve from Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia titles on the English masters, with licences recorded on the credits page.
Why metric units?
Metric is the default. Regional notes (US customary, local brand culture) appear in culture and market chapters.
How is this different from a wiki article?
Each type gets seven fixed-depth chapters, comparable scores and cross-type labs — structured for browsing, not a single freeform page.
Bei Orbitalrakete koppeln Antrieb, Struktur, Regelung und Sicherheit in derselben Betriebsgrenze.
Die Messwerte fassen strukturelle Reserve, Wartbarkeit und Human Factors relativ zusammen.
Lehr-Silhouette mit nummerierten Systemen — Typenebene, keine Modell-Zerlegung.
Systeme
Struktur
Orbitalrakete: First stage lifts off heavy mass; upper stages ignite after separation with lighter structural fraction.
Antrieb
Orbitalrakete: Cryogenic LOX/LH2 or RP-1 engines throttle or shut; solids provide high initial impulse.
Energie
Orbitalrakete: Inertial navigation and engine gimbals steer through max-Q and insertion burn.
Regelung
Orbitalrakete: Aero shell protects satellites during ascent; adapter releases payload at target orbit.
Schnittstelle
Orbitalrakete: Autonomous destruct commands activate if vehicle flies off hazard corridor.
Sicherheit
Orbitalrakete: T-0 disconnects fuel, power, and comms; hold-downs release at liftoff.
Relative Meter
Hotspots
Orbitalrakete: Engine turbopump
Orbitalrakete: Cavitation or bearing failure on main engines triggers abort or RUD.
Orbitalrakete: Interstage separation
Orbitalrakete: Late or early sep causes collision between stages under thrust.
Orbitalrakete: Fairing half deployment
Orbitalrakete: Hung fairings add mass and block payload deploy on orbit.
Orbitalrakete: GN2 pressurization
Orbitalrakete: Tank pressurization loss collapses lines or causes premature engine shutdown.
Orbitalrakete: Pad deluge failure
Orbitalrakete: Insufficient acoustic suppression damages avionics or structure at liftoff.
Werkstoffe
Orbitalrakete: Al-Li tank skins
Orbitalrakete: Light alloy tanks with internal stringers carry cryogenic loads.
Orbitalrakete: Inconel chamber liners
Orbitalrakete: Combustion chambers survive extreme heat flux with regenerative cooling.
Orbitalrakete: Carbon composite fairing
Orbitalrakete: Light shell splits pneumatically or pyro for payload exposure.
Orbitalrakete: Pyrotechnic sep bolts
Orbitalrakete: Controlled fracture releases stages at commanded acceleration.