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MB-3-1

Engine · USA

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MB-1/MB-3
MB-1/MB-3
Credit: © Mark Wade

Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Out of production. Designed for booster applications. Gas generator, pump-fed. Boosted Delta A, B, C, Thor Able-Star. First flight 1960.

Thrust (sl): 667.200 kN (149,993 lbf). Thrust (sl): 68,039 kgf. Engine: 643 kg (1,417 lb). Chamber Pressure: 40.00 bar. Area Ratio: 8. Propellant Formulation: Lox/RP-1. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 120.628304821151. Coefficient of Thrust vacuum: 1.39705131752785. Coefficient of Thrust sea level: 1.19705131752785.

Country
USA
Propellants
Lox/Kerosene