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RD-252

Engine · Russia

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RD-252
RD-252
NPO Enerogmash Museum, November 1992
Credit: © Dietrich Haeseler

Glushko N2O4/UDMH rocket engine. R-36-0 stage 2; Tsyklon 2 stage 2. In production. Used modified chamber from RD-219, nozzle is conventional, so performance is higher. First flight 1965.

Chambers: 2. Engine: 715 kg (1,576 lb). Chamber Pressure: 89.50 bar. Area Ratio: 46.1. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 134.12. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.6.

Country
Russia
Launch Vehicles
R-36O 8K69, Tsiklon-2
Propellants
N2O4/UDMH
Bibliography
317, 342, 349