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YaRD OKB-670
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Designer: Bondaryuk. Developed in: 1958-. Application: nuclear launcher. Propellants: Nuclear/Ammonia+Alcohol. Thrust(vac): 1,667.000 kN (374,756 lbf). Isp: 470 sec. Isp (sea level): 430 sec. Burn time: 500 sec. Chambers: 1. Country: Russia. Status: Development ended 1960. Korolev began work on 3 nuclear launchers on 30 June 1958. Competing engine design was by Glushko. Used nuclear reactor in cylindrical housings, operating at 3000 deg K. Propellant was heated in the reactor and exhausted through four expansion nozzles.
YaRD OKB-670 used on Rocket Stages
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.
- Semenov, Yu. P., S P Korolev Space Corporation Energia, RKK Energia, 1994. ISBN: 1896522815. Dual English/Russian language picture book of the history of the Energia Corporation. Many unique photos and drawings of Korolev's rockets and spacecraft. Republished by Apogee books in 2000. More at amazon.com...
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