Merlin 1Cvac
Engine · USA
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SpaceX LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Hardware. Upper stage version of the Merlin developed for the Falcon 9 second stage. Based on the Merlin 1C and using a regeneratively cooled combustion chamber. First flight 2009.
However, the vacuum engine featured a larger exhaust section than the Merlin 1C and a much larger radiatively cooled expansion nozzle, in order to maximize performance in the vacuum of space.
Propellant Formulation: Lox/RP-1. Chamber Pressure: 40.81 bar. Area Ratio: 8.2. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 70.66.
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- Country
- USA
- Propellants
- Lox/Kerosene
- Agency
- SpaceX