YaRD Type V-B

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YaRD Type V-B

Part of YaRD Type V

Korolev nuclear/LH2 rocket engine. Study 1963. Design considered in N1 nuclear upper stage studies. This version had 7,000 kg bioshield for manned missions. Used liquid hydrogen as propellant.

Status: Study 1963. Thrust: 392.00 kN (88,125 lbf). Unfuelled mass: 25,000 kg (55,000 lb). Specific impulse: 900 s. Burn time: 700 s.

Outgrowth of work done by Bondaryuk and Glushko on YaRD engines for nuclear ICBM's.

Engine: 25,000 kg (55,000 lb). Thrust to Weight Ratio: 1.6.

Family: nuclear-powered. Country: Russia. Launch Vehicles: N1 Nuclear V-B. Propellants: Nuclear/LH2. Stages: N1 Nuclear V-Bioshield. Agency: Korolev bureau. Bibliography: 283.

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