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P8E-9

Engine · USA

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P8E-9
P8E-9
Credit: Boeing / Rocketdyne

Rocketdyne Nitric acid/UDMH rocket engine. Lance Booster and Sustainer System. Pressure-fed. Sustainer 4400 -14,400 lbf, 227 sec Isp. Thrust and specific impulse values are at sea level. First flight 1972.

Thrust (sl): 205.440 kN (46,185 lbf). Thrust (sl): 20,950 kgf. Propellant Formulation: IRFNA/UDMH.

Country
USA
Propellants
Nitric acid/UDMH