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XR3B4

Engine · USA

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XCOR Nitrous oxide/Alcohol rocket engine. First stages. Hardware. Regeneratively cooled engine using nitrous oxide and isopropyl alcohol as propellants.

The XCOR XR3B4 regeneratively cooled engine was capable of 220 newtons thrust, using nitrous oxide and isopropyl alcohol as propellants. This engine had completed 216 runs with a cumulative burn time of more than 812 seconds. XCOR designed this engine for use as a maneuvering thruster on spacecraft.

Country
USA
Agency
XCOR