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RD-853

Engine · Ukraine

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RD-853
RD-853
Credit: via Dietrich Haeseler

Yuzhnoye Nitric acid/UDMH rocket engine. Stage 2, no application. Developed 1960-63. Designed for second stage, no application. Two thrust levels. Thrust 467.6 kN + 11.8 kN / 7.65 kN.

Chambers: 1 + 4. Engine: 485 kg (1,069 lb). Chamber Pressure: 83.60 bar. Propellant Formulation: AK27/UDMH. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 98.31. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.41.

Country
Ukraine
Propellants
Nitric acid/UDMH
Agency
Yuzhnoye
Bibliography
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