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Launch Vehicle Mass Budget Sankey
How the lift-off mass of a two-stage rocket splits into propellant, structure, engines and the payload that reaches orbit.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Propellant is by far the largest share of lift-off mass
- Only a few percent of the mass is payload
- Each stage drops its structure after burnout
Prompt used
Sankey of a two-stage launch vehicle's lift-off mass (in tonnes): first stage propellant and structure, second stage propellant and structure, fairing, and payload delivered to orbit.
Mermaid code
sankey-beta Lift-off Mass,First Stage,420 Lift-off Mass,Second Stage,95 Lift-off Mass,Fairing,2 Lift-off Mass,Payload,8 First Stage,First Stage Propellant,390 First Stage,First Stage Structure and Engines,30 Second Stage,Second Stage Propellant,88 Second Stage,Second Stage Structure and Engine,7
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