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Convair Project 7969

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Project 7969 Designs Project 7969 ballistic designs. From left: Lockheed; Martin; Aeronutronics; Goodyear; McDonnell; Convair Credit: © Mark Wade

Status: Study 1958. Gross mass: 450 kg (990 lb). Height: 1.52 m (4.98 ft).

6 m diameter sphere - could be launched by an Atlas within a year.

The spacecraft would be boosted by an Atlas Hustler booster into a 270 km orbit. Deorbit would be accomplished by retrorocket. The spacecraft had a ballistic coefficient (m/CdA) of 250 kg per square meter. It was expected that a first manned orbital flight could be achieved 12 months after a go-ahead.