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LR105

Engine

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Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine family. Atlas Sustainer.

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  • S-4 engine Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Design ca. 1957. Version of Atlas sustainer tailored to Redstone Arsenal upper-stage requirements. Paper study only. Used on Super Jupiter launch vehicle.
  • LR105-5 Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Atlas E, F. Atlas Sustainer. Gas generator, pump-fed. Separate turbopumps for each booster engine. First flight 1960.
  • XLR105-5 Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Atlas D. Atlas Sustainer. Gas generator, pump-fed. Shared turbopumps for booster engines. First flight 1958.
  • LR105-7 Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Atlas space launchers. Out of production. Atlas Sustainer. Gas generator, pump-fed. Evolved from MA-2 ICBM system. First flight 1963.
  • RS-56-OSA Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Out of production. Designed for booster applications. Gas generator, pump-fed. Sustainer engine for Atlas II, IIA, IIAS. First flight 1991.
  • LR105-3 Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Out of Production. Early version of Atlas Sustainer. Gas generator, pump-fed.