PD AeroSpace · Japan

PDAS Spaceplane

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Max. altitude
100 km
Seats
6
Type
Spaceplane

Assessment

Fully reusable suborbital spaceplane of the Japanese company PD AeroSpace (PDAS), taking off and landing horizontally on a runway. The crewed version (PDAS-X08) carries 2 pilots and 6 passengers. Distinctive feature is a single engine that switches between jet and rocket combustion. Company profile: 80 km apogee, about 50 minutes of flight with about 4 minutes of weightlessness. In development.

Technical data

Height14.8 m
Propellantjet/rocket mode (liquid + atmospheric oxygen)
ReusabilityFully reusable
Lead time

Provider launch sites

Shimojishima Airport (Shimojishima Spaceport)

Price

Price on request
To the provider: PD AeroSpace
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