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MB-3-J

Engine · USA

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MB-1/MB-3
MB-1/MB-3
Credit: © Mark Wade

Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. N Booster . Gas generator, pump-fed. Joint MHI (Japan) / Rocketdyne project, evolved from MB-3. Thrust and specific impulse values are at sea level. First flight 1975.

Thrust (sl): 755.890 kN (169,931 lbf). Thrust (sl): 77,080 kgf. Propellant Formulation: Lox/RP-1.

Country
USA
Propellants
Lox/Kerosene