Ascent Roadmap

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Prochron: Intended to launch 3kg (i.e.: a Cubesat to orbit, and, stripped of its upper stages, operate as an amateur sounding rocket under Canadian Association of Rocketry (Level 4) or National Association of Rocketry (Level 3).
Symtex: A niche booster intended to span the gap between the Cubesat and Orbital's Pegasus, currently the smallest commercial orbital booster (20kg to 500kg). If followed in this order, the Ascent Roadmap follows the convention of using the core of the smaller booster, with modifications, as the strap-on stage for the next booster in the line.
Kilder: This booster launches about 2000kg to 8000kg, and would be in competition with several existing boosters (Soyuz, Vega, Taurus, Delta II, and others.)
Lilmax: This booster launches from 20 to 60 tonnes to orbit, and has received the most attention because After Columbia Project, author of the Ascent Roadmap, has done Mars studies, to which this booster best applies.
Bluestar: The oldest booster concept in the series has evolved the most since it was first examined. The only hard items are that it launches an 8000kg payload, is fully reusable and easy to operate by a potential vendor of charter space services.
Freezerburn: The least well defined booster in the series launches 100 tonnes or more.

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