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S.5.4 Vostok TDU
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Engine Model: S5.4. Manufacturer Name: TDU-1. Other Designations: S5.4. Designer: Isayev. Developed in: 1959. Application: Vostok/Voskhod retorfire engine; spacecraft maneuvering engine. Propellants: Nitric acid/Amine. Thrust(vac): 15.830 kN (3,559 lbf). Isp: 266 sec. Burn time: 45 sec. Mass Engine: 98 kg (216 lb). Diameter: 0.95 m (3.11 ft). Length: 1.13 m (3.69 ft). Chambers: 1 + 4. Chamber Pressure: 55.50 bar. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 3.07. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 16.46. Country: Russia. Status: Out of Production.

Includes 4 small lateral steering nozzles.

Bibliography:

  • Kudryavtseva, V M, ed., Zhidkostnikh Raketnikh Dvigatley, Visshaya Shkola, Moscow, 1993.
  • Glushko, V P (ed), Kosmonavtika Entsiklopedi, Moscow 1985 via Dietrich Haeseler.
  • Kudryavtsev, V M, et.al., Osnovy Teorii i Rascheta, Moscow, Vysshaya Shkola, 1993 via Dietrich Haeseler.
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