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Carrying capacity of a vehicle
Payload is the object or the entity that is being carried by an aircraft or launch vehicle. Sometimes payload also refers to the carrying capacity of
Payload
Content of a message excluding headers and metadata
telecommunications, the payload is the part of transmitted data that is the actual intended message. Headers and metadata are sent only to enable payload delivery and
Payload_(computing)
Launch of small spacecraft together with larger one
Secondary payload, also known as rideshare payload, is a smaller-sized payload transported to orbit on a launch vehicle that is mostly paid for—and with
Secondary_payload
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up payload in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Payload is the carrying capacity of a vehicle, often an aircraft or spacecraft. Payload may also refer
Payload_(disambiguation)
Secure network protocol suite
header modification attacks and replay attacks. Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) provides confidentiality, connectionless data integrity, data origin
IPsec
Person trained for flights of a specific payload on a crewed spacecraft mission
A payload specialist (PS) is an individual selected and trained by commercial or research organizations for flights of a specific payload on a crewed
Payload_specialist
A hosted payload is a module attached to a commercial satellite with communications circuitry that operates independently of the main spacecraft but which
Hosted_payload
US Navy fast attack submarine class
the Virginia Payload Module (VPM), which would give guided-missile capability when the SSGNs are retired from service. The Virginia Payload Module will
Virginia-class_submarine
Nose cone of a rocket used to protect spacecraft during launch
A payload fairing or nose fairing is a nose cone used to protect a spacecraft payload against the impact of dynamic pressure and aerodynamic heating during
Payload_fairing
Partially-reusable medium-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX
carries the second stage and payload to a predetermined speed and altitude, after which the second stage accelerates the payload to its target orbit. The
Falcon_9
Multimedia information signaling
frame size and timing, are specified in an RTP payload format. The format parameters of the RTP payload are typically communicated between transmission
RTP_payload_formats
Measure of aircraft/spacecraft efficiency
payload fraction is a common term used to characterize the efficiency of a particular design. The payload fraction is the quotient of the payload mass
Payload_fraction
Part of the Columbus module on the International Space Station
external payloads or payload facilities. Four external payloads (payload facilities) can be operated at the same time. An additional external payload platform
Columbus External Payload Facility
Columbus_External_Payload_Facility
Single-stage solid-fueled booster stage
The Payload Assist Module (PAM) is a modular upper stage designed and built by McDonnell Douglas (Boeing), using Thiokol Star-series solid propellant
Payload_Assist_Module
Spacecraft-rocket stage connector used as an American spaceflight industry standard
The EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) is an adapter for launching secondary payloads on orbital launch vehicles. Originally developed for US launch
EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
EELV_Secondary_Payload_Adapter
previously announced goal of 100 Falcon launches in the year. The company's payload delivery capacity also rose, with approximately 1,200 tonnes (2,600,000 lb)
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2023)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2023)
Lin (3 October 2022). "何謂載荷專家 在太空站要從事什麼工作?" [What is a payload specialist? What does a payload specialist do on the space station?]. HK01 (in Chinese)
Astronaut_ranks_and_positions
The Payload Operations and Integration Center (POIC), part of the Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC), callsign Huntsville, or the Payload Operations
Payload Operations and Integration Center
Payload_Operations_and_Integration_Center
Computer network protocol
unfragmentable" # Payload size payload_size: int = byte1 & 0b111_1111 if payload_size == 126: payload_size, = struct.unpack(">H", conn.recv(2)) assert payload_size
WebSocket
Unit of data on an Ethernet network
words, a data unit on an Ethernet link transports an Ethernet frame as its payload. An Ethernet frame is preceded by a preamble and start frame delimiter
Ethernet_frame
Network utility used to test the reachability of a host
terminal output vary by implementation. Options may include the size of the payload, count of tests, limits for the number of network hops (TTL) that probes
Ping_(networking_utility)
Falcon 9 became the first rocket to land propulsively after delivering a payload into orbit. This reusability results in significantly reduced launch costs
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
Partially reusable super-heavy-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX
second stage on top of the center core. Falcon Heavy has the second highest payload capacity of any currently operational launch vehicle behind NASA's Space
Falcon_Heavy
Self-replicating malware program
pass through. However, as the Morris worm and Mydoom showed, even these "payload-free" worms can cause major disruption by increasing network traffic and
Computer_worm
Japanese satellite
Experimental Geodetic Satellite (EGS), as it carries the Experimental Geodetic Payload (EGP). EGP was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on August 12
Ajisai
Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
would be the first fully reusable orbital rocket and have the highest payload capacity of any launch vehicle to date. As of July 24, 2026, Starship has
SpaceX_Starship
robot-armed satellite servicer". SpaceNews. Retrieved 17 November 2024. "Unknown Payload | Gravity 1". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 19 July 2026. "Tianlian-2-06
List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July–September_2026
NASA program contracting commercial transportation services to the Moon
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is a NASA program to hire companies to send small robotic landers and rovers to the Moon. Most landing sites
Commercial Lunar Payload Services
Commercial_Lunar_Payload_Services
Sports car launched into space in 2018
Musk's Tesla Roadster is an electric sports car that served as the dummy payload for the February 2018 Falcon Heavy test flight and became an artificial
Elon_Musk's_Tesla_Roadster
American transporter erector launcher
equipment to include one Battery Operations Center (BOC), four launcher Payload Deployment Systems (PDS), one Reload Capability, and one BOC Support Vehicle
Typhon_missile_system
Small Payload Quick Return (SPQR) is a NASA Ames Research Center concept to return small payloads from orbit. The system uses an Exo-Brake, a parachute-like
Small_Payload_Quick_Return
the year, which was subsequently missed by two launches. The company's payload delivery capacity also rose, with more than 1,498 tonnes (3,303,000 lb)
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2024)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2024)
and one total loss of the spacecraft. In addition, one rocket and its payload were destroyed on the launch pad during the fueling process before a static
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2010–2019)
1982 EP by Hunters & Collectors
Payload is the second extended play by Australian rock music group, Hunters & Collectors, which was issued on 29 November 1982. It was co-produced by
Payload_(EP)
NASA launch facility in Florida
Shuttle payloads to ISO 14644-1 class 5 standards. Opened in 1994, it is the largest building in the KSC industrial area. The Multi-Payload Processing
Kennedy_Space_Center
Series of US military trucks since 1996
a series of military vehicles based upon a common chassis, varying by payload and mission requirements. The FMTV is derived from the Austrian Steyr 12M18
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
Family_of_Medium_Tactical_Vehicles
Protocol for delivering audio and video over IP networks
defines the codecs used to encode the payload data and their mapping to payload format codes in the protocol field Payload Type (PT) of the RTP header. Each
Real-time_Transport_Protocol
Soviet winged orbital vehicle
of the weight of the orbiter, while another 11% of weight was added by payload systems and removable parts. The wings of the orbiter contained elevators
Buran_(spacecraft)
Rocket used to carry a spacecraft into space
launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere
Launch_vehicle
Value for unrepresentable data
recommends the operations getPayload, setPayload, and setPayloadSignaling be implemented, standardizing the access to payloads to streamline application
NaN
Field in Ethernet frames indicating which protocol is encapsulated in the payload
is encapsulated in the payload of the frame and is used at the receiving end by the data link layer to determine how the payload is processed. The same
EtherType
Formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network
user data; the latter is also known as the payload. Control information provides data for delivering the payload (e.g., source and destination network addresses
Network_packet
Rocket able to lift 50,000 kg to low Earth orbit
A super heavy-lift launch vehicle (SHLLV) is a rocket that can lift a payload of 50 metric tons (110,000 lb) to low Earth orbit according to the United
Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicle
Smallest message entity exchanged using Internet Protocol version 6
payload of user data. The control information in IPv6 packets is subdivided into a mandatory fixed header and optional extension headers. The payload
IPv6_packet
Off-highway ultra-class haul truck
one of the largest haul truck payload capacities in the world, up to 400 short tons (363 t) and has the highest payload capacity among mechanical drive
Caterpillar_797
Steel container used in the International Space Station
The International Standard Payload Rack (ISPR) is a steel framework container that is designed and been adopted by the International Space Station (ISS)
International Standard Payload Rack
International_Standard_Payload_Rack
Geostationary communications satellite
UHF payload on the Intelsat 22 satellite for 15 years of service. Intelsat 22 had three distinct communications payloads. A 48 channel C-band payload with
Intelsat_22
Reusable spacecraft under development by SpaceX
general sections: the engine bay, the oxygen tank, the fuel tank, and the payload bay. The retired Block 1 was constructed in a similar manner, though it
SpaceX_Starship_(spacecraft)
Ethernet frame with more than 1500 bytes payload
Ethernet frames with more than 1500 bytes of payload, the limit set by the IEEE 802.3 standard. The payload limit for jumbo frames is variable: while 9000
Jumbo_frame
Spacecraft and payload processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
The Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) is a facility at Kennedy Space Center constructed by NASA in either 1994 or 1995 and used for spacecraft
Multi-Payload Processing Facility
Multi-Payload_Processing_Facility
Nonfunctional spacecraft or payload
spacecraft, also known as a mass simulator, is a nonfunctional craft or payload that is used to test various configurations and basic size, load, and handling
Boilerplate_(spaceflight)
Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
commercial operations on the Moon until now. Part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Firefly operated 10 NASA instruments aboard Blue Ghost
Moon_landing
Conversion of Soviet M-4 Molot bomber to carry outsized cargo
0GT payload container 126,500 kg (278,885 lb) 1GT payload container 112,700 kg (248,461 lb) 2GT payload container 111,200 kg (245,154 lb) 3GT payload container
Myasishchev_VM-T
Chinese super-heavy carrier rocket
(TLI) burn from its hydrolox third stage of three YF-75E engines. It has a payload capacity of 70 tonnes (150,000 lb) to low Earth orbit (LEO) and at least
Long_March_10
NASA materials science experiments aboard the Russian space station
The Mir Environmental Effects Payload (MEEP) was a set of four experiments installed on the Russian space station Mir from March 1996 to October 1997
Mir Environmental Effects Payload
Mir_Environmental_Effects_Payload
Next Spaceflight. Retrieved September 20, 2024. "Blue Ring Pathfinder Payload Ready for Launch; Blue Origin's New Glenn on Track for This Year". Blue
List_of_New_Glenn_launches
Chinese super-heavy rocket in development
hydrolox engines. Current plans call for the Long March 9 to have a maximum payload capacity of 150,000 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO) and 54,000 kg to trans-lunar
Long_March_9
2003 failed flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia
commercial payloads with 21 investigations; 4 payloads for the European Space Agency with 14 investigations; 1 payload for ISS Risk Mitigation; 18 payloads NASA's
STS-107
Partially reusable launch system and space plane
protect payloads from heating during launch and reentry. Payloads were secured in the payload bay to the attachment points on the longerons. The payload bay
Space_Shuttle
Partially-reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle by Blue Origin
configuration, both using seven-meter (23 ft) diameter stages. With a payload capacity of 45 tons to low Earth orbit, it is the most powerful reusable
New_Glenn
Chinese heavy lift rocket
fifth most powerful orbital launch vehicle by payload to LEO and the CZ-5 the second most powerful by payload to GTO, comparable to the US Vulcan Centaur
Long_March_5
Israeli military drone, 2009
Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Kochav ("Star") is an Israeli medium-size, multi-payload, medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed
Elbit_Hermes_900
Retrieved 25 October 2025. "Unknown Payload | Long March 8". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 30 March 2026. "Unknown Payload | Long March 6A". Next Spaceflight
List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_April–June_2026
Soviet launch vehicle
Energia of the Soviet Union as part of the Buran program for a variety of payloads including the Buran spacecraft. Control system main developer enterprise
Energia_(rocket)
field itself KINK payloads are defined as: next payload: type of the first payload length: length of the payload The following payloads are defined: KINK_AP_REQ:
Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys
Kerberized_Internet_Negotiation_of_Keys
Soviet military transport aircraft
max payload 8,400 km (5,200 mi; 4,500 nmi) with 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) payload 11,500 km (7,100 mi; 6,200 nmi) with 40,000 kg (88,185 lb) payload Ferry
Antonov_An-124_Ruslan
2025 lunar landing mission
successful soft landing on the Moon. As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the mission delivered ten scientific and technological
Blue_Ghost_Mission_1
Maiden flight of the Ariane 6 rocket family
600-kilogram (3,500 lb) payload, consisting of a mass simulator, plus a number of small CubeSats and other experiments as rideshare payloads. The launch experienced
Ariane_flight_VA262
Anti-submarine/ship missile
firing a solid fuel rocket and delivering its payload up to 45 kilometres (28 mi) away. The payload ranges from a simple depth charge to a 200 kt nuclear
RPK-2_Vyuga
European heavy-lift space launch vehicle (1996–2023)
the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana. It was used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), low Earth orbit (LEO) or further
Ariane_5
Soviet space weapon prototype
previous statements on the USSR's peaceful intent. For technical reasons, the payload was launched upside down. It was designed to separate from the Energia
Polyus_(spacecraft)
Type of dump truck
tri-axles were made in the 1970s. Haul trucks are denominated by their payload weight capacity. Most haul trucks have a two-axle design, but two well-known
Haul_truck
American spaceflight and AI company
and pricing also began to affect the market for launch of U.S. military payloads, which for nearly a decade had been dominated by the large U.S. launch
SpaceX
Cisco tunneling protocol
encapsulated payload. (For IPv4, this would be hex 0800.) Checksum (16 bits) Present if the C bit is set; contains the checksum for the GRE header and payload. Reserved
Generic_routing_encapsulation
Malicious software used in ransom demands
then runs a payload, which locks the system in some fashion, or claims to lock the system but does not (e.g., a scareware program). Payloads may display
Ransomware
Unmanned aerial vehicle
as an intelligence "ISR" gathering tool, the Bat features 30 lb (14 kg) payload capacity [citation needed] and a 10 ft (3.0 m) wing span. Northrop Grumman
Northrop_Grumman_Bat
Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
flights of Spacelab laboratories, all four United States Microgravity Payload missions, and the only flight of Spacehab's Research Double Module. Columbia
Space_Shuttle_Columbia
Aircraft that provides common satellite services
designed to take 2 kg payloads to the stratosphere on dawn to dusk single day missions and is working with a range of international payload customers. Kea Aerospace
High-altitude platform station
High-altitude_platform_station
2024 lunar landing mission
February 22 the lander tipped to an unplanned 30 degree angle. All instrument payloads remained functional and the mission was deemed a success, though the data
IM-1
Partially-reusable medium-lift launch vehicle
on March 1, 2021, the vehicle is designed to be capable of delivering a payload of 13,000 kg (28,700 lb) to low Earth orbit in a partially reusable configuration
Rocket_Lab_Neutron
European space launch vehicle
postponed to 6 March 2025, successfully delivering its first commercial payload to orbit, the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite. Ariane 6 was designed to
Ariane_6
Proposed spacelaunch method
containing a payload. Once the payload has been accelerated, the two separate, and the holder is slowed and recycled for another payload. Alternatively
Mass_driver
American engineer and astronaut (1944–1986)
Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft. Jarvis graduated from Mohawk Central High
Gregory_Jarvis
American astronaut (born 1952)
States Army warrant officer and NASA payload specialist astronaut who flew aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-44 as a payload specialist. Hennen was born on August
Thomas_J._Hennen_(astronaut)
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Precision Payload Delivery System (PPDS) is a small aerial drone originally intended for logistics, weighs 2.4 kg (5.3 lb) empty, and delivers payloads of up
Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System
Sypaq_Corvo_Precision_Payload_Delivery_System
Data serialization format
short count is in the range 24–27), and an optional payload. For types 0, 1, and 7, there is no payload; the count is the value. For types 2 (byte string)
CBOR
Large packets in IPv6
carrying a payload larger than 65535octets. An optional feature of IPv6, the jumbo payload option, allows the exchange of packets with payloads of up to
Jumbogram
Retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family
military payloads for the United States Air Force (USAF), but was also used to launch a number of United States government non-military payloads and a single
Delta_IV
Expendable launch system
operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA) since 2006. Primarily used to launch payloads for the United States Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial customers
Atlas_V
SpaceX aims to achieve this by reusing both rocket stages, increasing payload mass to orbit, increasing launch frequency, creating a mass-manufacturing
List_of_Starship_vehicles
US Navy Virginia-class submarine
be the second Block V boat, and the first boat to feature the Virginia Payload Module. The keel laying ceremony took place 7 December 2022 at the Quonset
USS_Arizona_(SSGN-803)
Commercial satellite dispenser
payloads. SHERPA is a three-axis stabilized platform capable of on-orbit maneuvering meant to deploy small satellites carried as secondary payloads on
SHERPA_(space_tug)
Hierarchical file packaging format
network transfer of arbitrary digital content. A "bag" consists of a "payload" (the arbitrary content) and "tags," which are metadata files intended
BagIt
Two-stage small launch vehicle, 200-300 kg to LEO
Photon will be capable of delivering small payloads of up to 30 kg (66 lb) into lunar orbit. The Electron payload Fairing is 2.5 m (8 feet and 2.4 inches)
Rocket_Lab_Electron
Computer communications protocol
tunnel. Tunneling protocols work by using the data portion of a packet (the payload) to carry the packets that actually provide the service. Tunneling uses
Tunneling_protocol
United Launch Alliance launch vehicle
carrying the Peregrine lunar lander as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Its second flight, conducted on October 4, 2024, as part
Vulcan_Centaur
Lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace
Aerospace. Firefly builds and operates Blue Ghost landers to deliver small payloads to the surface of the Moon. The first Blue Ghost mission was launched in
Firefly_Aerospace_Blue_Ghost
Line code used in Ethernet technologies
of a coding scheme is the ratio of the number of raw payload bits to the number of raw payload bits plus the number of added coding bits. The overhead
64b/66b_encoding
Dispensing system of an aerosol mist
can or bottle that contains a payload, and a propellant under pressure. When the container's valve is opened, the payload is forced out of a small opening
Aerosol_spray_dispenser
original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023. "Long March 6A - Unknown Payload". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 25 June 2024. "Two LM6A launches are scheduled
List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2024
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July–December_2024
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