Assumptions:

Conjunction-class mission:

Launch 1st half of 1986 (12901=>27.4.1986, 13103=>15.11.1986.), Mars injection=3600m/s,

Mars capture=2400m/s.

Earth injection 2400m/s, 18.5.1988. (13653) => 29.11.1988. (13848)

Mars expedition composition:

1)Interplanetary Habitation Module - 75mt

2)Zarya - 15mt

3)Mars Lander - 104mt

4)Trans-Earth nuclear ammonia injection stage: ~54mt (Isp=520s)

5)Mars capture stage: ~149mt

6)Mars injection stage: ~407mt

IMLEO: 804mt

IMLMO-1: 248mt

IMLMO-2: 144mt

The most elegant solution would surely be a 2-launch scenario with 2 400mt payloads. Else we
would need tankers and 8-9 launches, which requires a serious launch schedule.

Feasible in 4 launches with nuclear LH2 Zvezdas.

1.65,2.2, 9

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0.22245803939250959593036369038084

With LH2 post-launch:

4)Assuming big diameter stage: 28.82t

5)67.84t

6)~142.23t

Total mass: 432.89t

Maximum dual launch IMLEO with 12x11D51M & 3xRD-404: 570.3t

Utilization: 75.9%

Fully utilized dual launch set-up:

4) stays the same, weight increase for 3), 5) & 6)

6)~187.38t

5)~89.37t

3)~174.73t => landed mass ~84.81t - of which useful payload - ~72.61t

What goes up when:

Total mass per launch - 285t - 6) & 5) in one go, 3), 4), 1) & 2) in one go, with 8550kg of payload
from Mars lander moved to launch 1 as scientific payload due to constraints of launch vehicle.

Such a rocket could put 120100kg into a circular low lunar orbit. That alone equals 8 fully fueled
American LMs.

Nuclear Zvezda - optimal - 6) and 5) in one go - 232mt

- then - 1,2,3,4 go up - 223.5mt

In fact, accounting for propellant tank size I'm not sure if we can do 2 launches, but 3 really
should be the *absolute* maximum.

IMLEO 455.5mt

IMLMO-1:223.5mt

IMLMO-2:119.5mt

With ~180 tons capacity, the launches would be as follows:

1)Mars Lander - this one could be launched with a "normal" Zvezda

2)Mars Insertion stage, Mars Departure Stage, Interplanetary Habitation Module

3)Earth Departure Stage, Zarya, Reactor OR Scientific Payload

or, the weights could be shuffled around in a way which would increase IMLEO by ~90 tons,
which could allow for a more capable Mars Lander.

If 1) and 2) stay the same, 4) stays the same. As we assume equal mass ratios to remain true,
we've got a 90 ton increase for 6), 5) and 3), whose combined weight is 336 tons. So, if we
increase that to 426 tons, we get ~26% out of it, with the Mars Lander weighing in at 131.857
tons, which increases its landed weight to ~64 tons, which is fairly impressive. This would allow
for nearly 50 tons of consumables, habitation space and scientific payloads to be carried.

An Aelita with a 11m core could launch 330 tons worth of stuff, enabling a 2-launch Mars flight.