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RD-0212
Credit - © Dietrich Haeseler
Engine Model: RD-0212. Manufacturer Name: RD-0212. Government Designation: 8D49. Other Designations: RD-473. Designer: Kosberg. Developed in: 1962-68. Application: Proton stage 3. Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Thrust(vac): 613.000 kN (137,807 lbf). Isp: 325 sec. Burn time: 230 sec. Chambers: 1 + 4. Country: Russia. First Flight: 1967. Last Flight: 2006. Flown: 306.

Engine unit (DU) consisting of 1 RD-0213 maine engine and 4 RD-0214 vernier/steering engines. 8D48 is essentially similar to 8D411 and 8D412 and has the same combustion chamber.



RD-0212 used on Rocket Stages


Bibliography:

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


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