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S5.4
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Manufacturer Name: TDU-1. Other Designations: S5.4. Designer: Isayev. Developed in: 1959. Application: Vostok/Voskhod retorfire engine; spacecraft maneuvering engine. Propellants: Nitric acid/Amine. Thrust(vac): 15.830 kN (3,559 lbf). Isp: 266 sec. Burn time: 45 sec. Mass Engine: 98 kg (216 lb). Diameter: 0.95 m (3.11 ft). Length: 1.13 m (3.69 ft). Chambers: 1 + 4. Chamber Pressure: 55.50 bar. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 3.07. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 16.46. Country: Russia. Status: Out of Production. Includes 4 small lateral steering nozzles.
Bibliography and Further Reading - Kudryavtseva, V M, ed., Zhidkostnikh Raketnikh Dvigatley, Visshaya Shkola, Moscow, 1993. ISBN: 5060025632. Russian-language textbook on rocket theory. More at amazon.com...
- Glushko, V P (ed), Kosmonavtika Entsiklopedi, Moscow 1985 via Dietrich Haeseler.
- Kudryavtsev, V M, et.al., Osnovy Teorii i Rascheta, Moscow, Vysshaya Shkola, 1993 via Dietrich Haeseler. ISBN: 5060025624. Russian-language textbook on rocket theory; contains some information on Russian rocket engines. More at amazon.com...
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