RD-0110

RD-0110 Engine
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Manufacturer Name: RD-0110. Government Designation: 11D55. Other Designations: RD-461. Designer: Kosberg. Developed in: 1964-69. Application: Soyuz 11A511, Molniya-M 8K78M. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene. Thrust(vac): 297.900 kN (66,971 lbf). Isp: 326 sec. Burn time: 250 sec. Mass Engine: 408 kg (899 lb). Diameter: 2.24 m (7.34 ft). Length: 1.58 m (5.18 ft). Chambers: 4. Chamber Pressure: 68.20 bar. Area Ratio: 82.20. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.20. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 74.46. Country: Russia. First Flight: 1964. Last Flight: 2006. Flown: 1,136.

Precursor RD-0107 used in 11A57 Voskhod stage 2. Modified to increase reliability.

RD-0110 used on Rocket Stages

Used on stage: Molniya 8K78M-2. on launch vehicle: Molniya 8K78M.

Used on stage: Soyuz 11A511-2. on launch vehicle: Soyuz 11A511.

Used on stage: Soyuz 11A511U-2. on launch vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U.

Used on stage: Soyuz 11A511U-2. on launch vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U / Fregat.

Used on stage: Soyuz 11A511U-2. on launch vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U / Ikar.

Used on stage: Soyuz 11A511U-2. on launch vehicle: Soyuz M.

Used on stage: Soyuz 11A511U2-2. on launch vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U2.

Bibliography and Further Reading

Kudryavtseva, V M, ed., Zhidkostnikh Raketnikh Dvigatley, Visshaya Shkola, Moscow, 1993. ISBN: 5060025632. Russian-language textbook on rocket theory. More at amazon.com...

Haeseler, Dietrich, Visit to the museum of Chemical Automatics Design Bureau, Voronezh 1992 via Dietrich Haeseler.

Novosti Kosmonavtiki, "Podprobnosti o RN 'Rus'", 1996, Issue 6, page 20.

Burya article, Lavochkin web site.

Glushko, V P, Albom Konstruktsiy ZhRD, Vol. 1 1968, Vol. 3 & 4 1969 via Dietrich Haeseler.

Varfolomyev, Timothy, Spaceflight, "Soviet Rocketry that Conquered Space - 8K71 launches", 1996, Volume 38, page 31. 1: Sp 95/37-260; Sp 96/38-31 (8K71 launches); 2: Sp 96/38-48; 3: Sp 96/38-206; Sp 96/38-317 (designatons); 4: Sp 98/40-28; 5:Sp 98/40-85

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