Project Hercules super heavy lift rocket

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Finally after some trouble I have managed to get more or less working my first Orbiter addon. It`s a two stage super heavy lift rocket the size of a supertanker capable of delivering 12 000 ton cargo to LEO, it`s meant for launching extremely large and heavy payloads like orbital manufacturing facilities, solar power stations and large interplanetary exploration vessels.
First stage and boosters are fueled by LOX-Kerosene, second stage by LOX-LH2. Total mass at launch is 320 000 tons. Height from the engines to the tip of a faring is 350 m.

After few days when I make some payloads to put atop this thing I hope to post it on Orbithangar.
Here are some screenshots of first test flights. As you can see it easily puts 2 Orion craft in orbit.
 

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Now I just uploaded the Hercules rocket to Orbithanger. It should be available after approval. I also made a custom 14000 ton hydrogen tank payload to launch into LEO for large scale refueling.
 

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