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Engine Model: KRD-442. Manufacturer Name: KRD-442. Government Designation: 11D442. Designer: Isayev. Developed in: 1972-77. Application: Orbital propulsion engine for Kvant, Kvant-2, Kristall, Spektr, Priroda, FGB. Propellants: N2O4/UDMH. Thrust(vac): 4.380 kN (985 lbf). Mass Engine: 52 kg (114 lb). Diameter: 0.46 m (1.50 ft). Length: 0.73 m (2.39 ft). Chambers: 1. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 8.59. Country: Russia. Status: In Production.

Main and low-thrust mode. Operation of turbopump without chamber made it possible to pump propellants into tanks (e.g. from Progress), Thrust regimes 4.38 kN / 0.17 kN.

KRD-442 used on Spacecraft
Bibliography:

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