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Dawnbreaker mk2
Classification: Lunar Flyby Launch Vehicle (LFLV)
Mission Profile: Apollo's Herald Lunar Flyby & Moon Proximity Science Mission

Technical Specifications:

Gross Liftoff Mass (GLOW): 186.3 tonnes

Total Delta-v: 12,994 m/s (Trans-Lunar Injection Delta-v: 3,361 m/s)

Payload Capacity: 4.7 tonnes (to Low Earth Orbit) / 342 kg (Lunar Probe Mass)

Orbital Lifespan: 3 days 16 hours (Active Operation) / 29 days (Hibernation Mode)

Pathfinder mk4
Classification: Light Orbital Launch Vehicle (LOLV)
Mission Profile: First Artificial Earth Satellite "Orbiter -1" Insertion & Low Earth Orbit Mass Spectrometry Science

Technical Specifications:

• Gross Liftoff Mass (GLOW): 41.3 tonnes
• Total Delta-v: 10,018 m/s
• Payload Capacity: 44 kg (to Low Earth Orbit)
• Orbital Lifespan: 23 hours (Battery limited)

Pathfinder mk5
Classification: Medium-Light Orbital Launch Vehicle
Mission Profile: First Polar Orbit Satellite Insertion & Long-Duration Multi-Spectral Earth Observation

Technical Specifications:

• Gross Liftoff Mass (GLOW): 80.7 tonnes
• Total Delta-v: 9,465 m/s
• Payload Capacity: 694 kg (to Polar LEO)
• Orbital Lifespan: Up to 1 year (Solar powered)

This craft was built to wrap up the final two contracts in the early heavy satellite program. I also decided to bring the capsule with the dog back to Earth. First, because leaving an animal in space is just inhumane, and second, because 40 science is 40 science.