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Engine Model: RD-263. Manufacturer Name: RD-263. Designer: Glushko. Developed in: 1969-73. Application: R-36M / RS-20A (SS-18 Mod 1) stage 1. Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Thrust(vac): 1,155.000 kN (259,654 lbf). Isp: 318 sec. Isp (sea level): 293 sec. Chambers: 1. Chamber Pressure: 206.00 bar. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.67. Country: Russia. Status: Out of Production.

Four RD-263 engines combined into RD-264 system.

Engine Model: RD-263F. Manufacturer Name: RD-263F. Designer: Glushko. Developed in: 1980. Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Chambers: 1. Country: Russia. Status: Developed 1980.

Project to upgrade RD-263. Upgrade was realized in RD-273 engine.

RD-263 used on Rocket Stages
Bibliography:

  • Rakhmanin, V F, Odnazhdy i Navsegda, NPO Energomash, Moscow 1998 via Dietrich Haeseler.
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