Typhical Propellant Mass Fractions:
Wp (kg) Wi (kg) Lp WL(kg)
V2 Rocket(1945): 8482 3082 0.7335 1000
1 Shuttle SRB: 502700 81900 0.8599 -
E.T. alone: 703100 35000 0.9526 -
E.T + Orbiter: 703100 178300 0.7977 -
Shuttle (1995): 1708500 342100 0.8332 13000
Delta II (1995): 207706 19359 0.9147 2000/5000
Delta III (2000): 262749 27468 0.9054 8000
Copyright (c) 2000 by Rainier Anacker
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