RD-854
RD-854
Credit - via Dietrich Haeseler
Manufacturer Name: RD-854. Designer: Yangel. Developed in: 1962-67. Application: R-36orb (SS-X-10) orbital stage. Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Thrust(vac): 75.500 kN (16,973 lbf). Isp: 312 sec. Burn time: 70 sec. Mass Engine: 100 kg (220 lb). Diameter: 1.53 m (5.01 ft). Length: 1.51 m (4.94 ft). Chambers: 1 + 4. Chamber Pressure: 85.30 bar. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.02. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 76.99. Country: Ukraine. Status: Out of Production.

Thrust vector control by 4 nozzles fed from gas generator.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • Shnyakin, V N, Shidkostnye Raketye Dvigateli - Opisanie i Osnovnye Tekhnicheskie Dannye, GKB Yuzhnoe "Yangel", Dnepropetrovsk 1996 via Dietrich Haeseler.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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