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Engine · Ukraine

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Yuzhnoye N2O4/UDMH rocket engine.

Application: R-36M UTTKh / RS-20B (SS-18 Mod 2) vehicle bus. Out of Production. Two thrust levels. The four thruster swing out of the stage housing before use. Chamber pressure 41 / 17 bar. Specific impulse 309 / 298 sec.

Diameter 3.0 / 4.02 m.

Chambers: 4. Throttled thrust(vac): 8.450 kN (1,900 lbf). Engine: 199 kg (438 lb). Chamber Pressure: 41.00 bar. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 10.35. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 1.8.

Country
Ukraine
Propellants
N2O4/UDMH
Agency
Yuzhnoye
Bibliography
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