Spacecraft
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Payload
Whatever a rocket carries: a satellite, a crew vehicle, an experiment.
Payload mass sets how much vehicle you need.
Related terms
- LEO capacity — How much mass a launcher can put in low Earth orbit.
- CubeSat — A small-satellite standard built from 10×10×11.35 cm units.
- Cryogenic propellant — Propellants kept very cold, such as liquid hydrogen and oxygen.
- Methalox — Liquid oxygen with liquid methane.