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{{Infobox individual space vehicle
#REDIRECT [[Aries Orbital Carrier Vehicle]]
| name              = Aries Crew Transfer Vehicle
| native_name      = <!-- name of the vehicle in its native language, if different from the English name -->
| mission          = <!-- name of the mission the vehicle was used in, if the vehicle is to only be used for one mission -->
 
<!--image of the spacecraft-->
| image            = Aries_M4_CTV-1.jpg
| image_size        = 350px
| image_alt        = <!-- alt description for the image, displayed when the image is unavailable to a reader -->
| caption          = Aries M4 ''Aries'' (CTV-1) after refit following OM-6
 
<!--basic information-->
| type              = Reusable {{wp|Single-stage-to-orbit|SSTO}} crew and cargo carrier
| class            = <!-- name of the class of spacecraft the vehicle is modelled after -->
| eponym            = <!-- name of the tangible object the vehicle was named after, if not an intangible concept -->
| other_names      = <!-- former names of the vehicle, qualified by th years it was known by that name -->
| serial            = <!-- the vehicle's serial number -->
| COSPAR            = <!-- the vehicle's COSPAR ID -->
| SATCAT            = <!-- the vehicle's SATCAT number -->
| owner            = [[Federal Spatial Advancement Administration]]
| manufacturer      = [[Laurein Aerospace]]
 
<!--properties-->
| dimensions        =  <!-- the vehicle's physical dimensions -->
| dry_mass          =  328,800lbs
| launch_mass      =  528,426lbs (full fuel, no payload)
| communication    = test
| power            = <!-- name of the power system the vehicle uses, and its power outage -->
| rocket            = Turboramjet and SABRE engines
| instruments      = {{Hlist|_}} <!-- names of the scientific instruments carried aboard the vehicle, if the vehicle is to only be used for one mission; use abbreviations when applicable -->
 
<!--launch details-->
| launched          = <!-- date and time of the vehicle's launch, if it only ever launched once -->
| launched_from    = <!-- shorthand name of the launch site and pad the vehicle launched from, if it only ever launched once -->
| deployed          = <!-- date and time of the vehicle's deployment, if it only ever deployed once -->
| deployed_from    = <!-- shorthand name of the parent vehicle the spacecraft deployed from, if it only ever deployed once -->
| location          = <!-- name of the intended destination or current location of the vehicle -->
| first_flight_date = February 24 2020
| first_flight      = CTV-OM1
| last_flight_date  = <!-- date(s) of the vehicle's latest or final mission -->
| last_flight      = <!-- name of the vehicle's latest or final mission -->
| flights          = <!-- number of missions the vehicle has flown -->
| time              =  <!-- the amount of time the vehicle has spent in flight -->
| traveled          = <!-- the distance the vehicle has traveled, qualified by where the traveling took place, e.g. "on Mars" -->
| travelled        = <!-- American English alias of the above parameter -->
| orbits            = <!-- number of orbits the vehicle has completed, qualified by which body the vehicle orbited, e.g. "around Earth" -->
| fate              = Active service, 5 built
| programme        = <!-- like "class", but used only for prev/next section, not displayed with basic information -->
| previous          = <!-- name of the previous vehicle in a spacecraft class or programme by order of operational debut, if the vehicle is part of one -->
| next              = <!-- name of the next vehicle in a spacecraft class or programme by order of operational debut, if the vehicle is part of one -->
}}
 
The '''Aries Crew Transfer Vehicle''' (CTV) is a class of [[Meridon|Meridonian]] fully-reusable, {{wpl|Single-stage-to-orbit}} spaceplanes operated primarily by the [[Federal Spatial Advancement Administration]], with a single model operated by the [[Meridon Air Forces]] for clandestine missions. Its program and official name, the Crew Transfer Vehicle, is indicative of its purpose primarily as a low orbital transfer vehicle, however it is capable of small payload deliveries to low orbit.
 
Design and development for what would become the Aries and the [[Hercules Shuttle Cargo Transport Orbiter]] began in the early 1980s as a proof of concept by independent researcher Levi Pelesa, and later his wife, Ashley. Both hired by [[Laurein Aerospace]]'s Space Launch division in 1985 as engineers, Laurein pitched the concept to the FSAA in 1986 as a radical solution following the impending retirement of the Whiteflash series of launch vehicles for human spaceflight, proposing radically reduced costs per launch, higher flight availability, and the ability to operate using reduced infrastructural costs. The project was one of the most expensive government-funded projects in the history of Meridon, with development costs- particularly for the engine systems, which ran in excess of one trillion dollars over its lifespan in total and required the involvement of Marquesan assistance in development. Conducting atmospheric and ground test flights and operations throughout the mid to late 2010s, the first development shuttle, ''Aries'', conducted a suborbital and then orbital flight in 2019.
 
Aries shuttles, alongside the Hercules cargo transports, form the backbone of Meridonian space exploration capability. Five have been built, with four in active service with the FSAA. A fifth was purpose-built for the [[Meridon Air Forces]] and is being used for sensitive launches and mission profiles, with details of its launches kept scant.
 
 
==Design and Development==
==Operational history==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Vessel name
! Identification number
! Badge
! First Mission
! Status
|-
|-
| ''Aries''
| CTV-1
|
| CTV-OTM1 <br> 01 July 2019
| Active service
|-
| ''Millenium''
| CTV-2
|
| CTV-OM3 <br> 02 September 2021
| Active service
|-
| ''Trinity''
| CTV-3
|
| CTV-OM7 <br> 01 April 2022
| Active service
|-
| ''Abydos''
| CTV-4
|
| Awaiting first launch
| Active service
|-
| ''Vantablack''
| EOV-001
|
| Unknown
| Active service with the [[Meridon Air Forces]]
|-
|}
==Mission profile==
==Systems==
===SABRE engine===
 
The '''''S'''electively '''A'''ir-'''B'''reathing '''R'''ocket '''E'''ngine'' (SABRE) is a dual-function rocket engine capable of using both atmospheric air in a precooled afterburning turbojet engine, and liquid oxygen in a closed-cycle traditional rocket engine.
 
==Specifications==
 
 
 
[[Category:Meridon]]

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