RD-58

Block D / 11D68
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Manufacturer Name: RD-58. Government Designation: 11D58. Designer: Korolev. Developed in: 1964-68. Application: N-1 stage 5; Proton 8K82K / 11S824 stage 4 (block D). Propellants: Lox/Kerosene. Thrust(vac): 83.400 kN (18,749 lbf). Isp: 349 sec. Burn time: 600 sec. Mass Engine: 300 kg (660 lb). Diameter: 1.17 m (3.83 ft). Chambers: 1. Chamber Pressure: 78.00 bar. Area Ratio: 189.00. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 28.33. Country: Russia. First Flight: 1967. Last Flight: 1988. Flown: 45.

Kerosene changed from T-1 to RG-1 to achieve sufficient chamber cooling.

RD-58 used on Rocket Stages

Used on stage: Energia RCS. on launch vehicle: Energia.

Used on stage: Energia RCS. on launch vehicle: Groza.

Used on stage: N1 Block D. on launch vehicle: N1.

Used on stage: N1 Block D. on launch vehicle: N1F.

Used on stage: Proton 11S824. on launch vehicle: Proton 8K82K / 11S824.

RD-58 used on Spacecraft

Used on: Block D 11S824.

Used on: N1 Block D.

Bibliography and Further Reading

Semenov, Yuri P Editor, Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya 'Energia' imeni S P Koroleva, Moscow, Russia, 1996. Russian in-house history of the Energia Corporation and its predecessors. Unprecedented detail, photographs, designations, and drawings, on the products of Korolev's OKB.

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