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RD-0106

Engine · Russia

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RD-0106O
RD-0106O
Credit: KBKhA

Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. R-9 stage 2. Gas generator cycle. First flight 1961.

Chambers: 4. Propellant Formulation: Lox/T-1.

Subtopics

  • RD-0107 Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. R-9, Molniya 8K78, Voskhod 11A57 stage 3. Out of Production. Gas generator cycle.
  • RD-0108 Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Voskhod 11A57, Molniya 8K78 stage 3. First flight 1960.
  • RD-0110 Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Soyuz 11A511, Molniya-M 8K78M. Precursor RD-0107 used in 11A57 Voskhod stage 2. Modified to increase reliability. First flight 1964.
  • RD-0124-14D23 Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Proposed in 1993 for Angara stage 2 verniers, Kvant-1 stage 1 vernier. Designed 1986-1990. Variant of RD-0124 with shortened nozzle for sea-level operation.
  • RD-0124 Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. In development. Engine to succeed RD-0110 in second stage of Soyuz. Used staged combustion; chamber pressure increased from 70 to 160 bar, specific impulse from 326 to 359 seconds. First flight 2001. Proposed for small launcher Kvant-1 by RKK Energia for stage 1 steering engine. Also proposed by RKK Energia in initial studies in 1993 for Angara upper stage.
  • RD-0110MD Kosberg LOx/LNG rocket engine. Developed 1994-on. Prototype engine for tests with propellants LOX/liquefied natural gas. Tests performed from 30 April 1998 on, test duration 20s.
  • RD-0124M Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Developed 1998-. Proposed single chamber variant of RD-0124. Obviously same turbopumps, but one single chamber.
  • RD-0124M1 Kosberg LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Developed 1998-. Proposed single chamber variant of RD-0124. Obviously same turbopumps, but one single chamber with larger nozzle extension compared to RD-0124M.
  • RD-0143 Kosberg LOx/LNG rocket engine. Vozdushnyy Start stage 2. Design concept 1998-. Proposed variant of RD-0124, replacing kerosene by liquid natural gas. Selected for stage 2 of Vozdushnyy Start project by Kompomash.
Country
Russia
Launch Vehicles
R-9A
Propellants
Lox/Kerosene
Bibliography
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