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RD840

RD840
Liquid-propellant

ROCKET ENGINE BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD840 main rocket engine is intended to be used in space launch vehicle and spacecraft apogee stages.
The engine is one-stage, one-mode, of multiple ignition, with pressurized propellant feed.

FEATURES

 

  PropellantsNT + UDMH 
  Thrust in vacuum, kgf40,7
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s315
  Propellant mixture ratio2,05
  Combustion chamber pressure, kgf/cm210
  Pressure at nozzle exit section, kgf/cm20,001
  Number of ignitions100
  Engine operation time, s2750
  Engine mass, kg 4,3
RD843

RD843
Liquid-propellant

ROCKET ENGINE BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD843 is a single-chamber, fixed-thrust, restartable, hypergolic-propellant main engine with a pressurized propellant feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.

FEATURES

  PropellantsNT + UDMH
  Thrust in vacuum, tf0,25
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s315,5
  Propellant mixture ratio2,0
  Starts8
(number of starts can be increased)
  Engine weight, kg16,5*
  TRL9
* not including the weight of gimbal actuators and the frame
RD861K

RD861К
Liquid-propellant

ROCKET ENGINE BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD861K is a single-chamber restartable main engine with a turbopump feed system. The engine is designed for five starts and uses a gas generator cycle with injecting the exhaust generator gas into the supersonic nozzle section.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the Cyclone-4 third stage and the Cyclone-4М second stage in powered flight.
The RD-861K engine is designed as a modification of RD861, a highly reliable, serially produced engine operated in the Cyclone-3 third stage.

FEATURES

  PropellantsNT + UDMH
  Thrust in vacuum, tf7,916
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s330
  Propellant mixture ratio2,4
  Starts5*
  Engine weight, kg214
  TRL8
* the number of starts can be increased by enlarging the LV onboard helium capacity
DU802

DU802
Liquid-propellant

PROPULSION SYSTEM BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The DU802 propulsion system with a pneumatic pump feed system was intended for the Krechet autonomous space tug designed for nudging payloads to their desired orbits or trajectories to the Moon.
The propulsion system has a high thrust-to-weight ratio and is capable of operating with multiple starts for 10 days or longer in flight.

FEATURES

  PropellantsNT + UDMH
  Thrust in vacuum, tf0,45
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s322,5
  Propellant mixture ratio2,25
  Starts10*
  Mass, kg165,4
 TRL
* depends on the onboard gas capacity of the LV stage

BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

RD846V

RD846V
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD846V is a single-chamber, fixed-thrust, single-start main engine with an electric pump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.

FEATURES

  PropellantsO2+kerosene
  Thrust in vacuum, tf2,420
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s341,6
  Propellant mixture ratio2,5
  Starts1*
  Engine weight, kg56**
  TRL3
* the number of starts can be increased
** including the weight of engine mounts and electrical actuators of pumps, not including the weight of gimbal actuators
RD805

RD805
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD805 is a single-chamber, fixed-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with an oxidizer-rich preburner and a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.
The engine uses the tried-and-tested components of the highly reliable, serially produced steering engine RD-8 operated in the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

PropellantsО2+ kerosene
Thrust in vacuum, tf2,15
Specific impulse in vacuum, s345
Propellant mixture ratio2,5
Starts1
Engine weight, kg80*
TRL4
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD809M

RD809M
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD809M is a four-chamber, fixed-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the LV upper stage pitch, yaw, and roll in powered flight by gimballing each engine chamber in one plane.
The engine uses the tried-and-tested components of the highly reliable, serially produced steering engine RD-8 operated in the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

PropellantsО2+ kerosene
Thrust in vacuum, tf9
Specific impulse in vacuum, s345
Propellant mixture ratio2,5
Starts1
Engine weight, kg325*
TRL6
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD809K

RD809K
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD809K is a restartable, single-chamber, fixed-thrust, staged-combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.
The engine uses the tried-and-tested components of the highly reliable, serially produced steering engine RD-8 operated in the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

  PropellantsО2+ kerosene
  Thrust in vacuum, tf10
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s352
  Propellant mixture ratio2,62
  Starts до 4
  Engine weight, kg330*
  TRL6
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD835, RD835T

RD835,
RD835T
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant
Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD835 and RD835Т are single-chamber, dual-thrust, staged combustion main engines with a turbopump feed system. The engines have a high thrust-to-weight ratio.
The engines are designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the advanced launch vehicles such as Mayak developed by Yuzhnoye SDO.
The engines employ the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle. The engines can be used for developing the RD836 engine that can be operated in the launch vehicle first stage.

FEATURES

  RD835   RD835Т 
  PropellantsО2+ kerosene
  Thrust in vacuum, tf50
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s355
  Propellant mixture ratio2,6
  Starts21
  Engine weight, kg830*808*
  TRL3
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD870

RD870
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD870 is a single-chamber, dual-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the Cyclone-4М first stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

PropellantsО2+ kerosene
Thrust at sea level, tf79,3
Thrust in vacuum, tf89,4
Specific impulse at sea level, s301,5
Specific impulse in vacuum, s340
Propellant mixture ratio2,68
Starts1
Engine weight, kg1420*
TRL6
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD872

RD872
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD872 is a single-chamber, dual-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

PropellantsО2+ kerosene
Thrust in vacuum, tf93
Specific impulse in vacuum, s350,5
Propellant mixture ratio2,6
Starts1
Engine weight, kg1530*
TRL6
* including the weight of engine mounts and gimbal actuators
RD874

RD874
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD874 main propulsion system comprises four engines RD870 mounted on the common frame. The RD870 engine is a single-chamber, oxidizer-rich staged combustion engine with a turbopump propellant feed system.

The RD874 main propulsion system is designed for producing thrust and control the roll, pitch, and yaw of the LV first stage during its powered flight.

The RD874 main propulsion system employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

  Propellants:
  – oxidizerLiquid oxygen
  – fuel kerosene
  Nominal thrust, tf
  – at sea level 319,2
  – in vacuum 356,4
  Nominal specific impulse, s
  – at sea level 303,2
  – in vacuum 338,7
  Nominal propellant mixture ratio2,68 
  Starts1
  Dry weight, kg6070
  TRL6
RD815

RD815
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD815 is a single-chamber, dual-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of advanced launch vehicles such as Mayak developed by Yuzhnoye SDO. The engine can be used for developing a family of cluster engines capable of producing 500 to 1000 tf of thrust.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.
The engine features a high thrust-to-weight ratio.

FEATURES

  PropellantsО2+ kerosene
  Thrust at sea level, tf251,3
  Thrust in vacuum, tf274,5
  Specific impulse at sea level, s306,7
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s335
  Propellant mixture ratio2,7
  Starts1
  Engine weight, kg3200*
  TRL4
* including the weight of engine mounts and gimbal actuators
RD880.3

RD880.3
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD880.3 is a cluster, single-start, oxidizer-rich staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV first stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

 

PropellantsО2+kerosene
Thrust at sea level, tf502.6
Thrust in vacuum, tf549
Specific impulse at sea level, s306.7
Specific impulse in vacuum, s335
Propellant mixture ratio2.7
Starts1
Engine weight, kg6700*
TRL4
* including the weight of gimbal actuators and the frame
RD882

RD882
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Liquid-propellant

DESCRIPTION

The RD882 is a cluster, single-start, oxidizer-rich staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV first stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

 

PropellantsО2+kerosene
Thrust at sea level, tf1005.2
Thrust in vacuum, tf1098
Specific impulse at sea level, s306.7
Specific impulse in vacuum, s335
Propellant mixture ratio2.7
Starts1
Engine weight, kg12360*
TRL4
* including the weight of gimbal actuators and the frame
RD840

RD840 Liquid-propellant

ROCKET ENGINE BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

Self Portrait

DESCRIPTION

The RD840 main rocket engine is intended to be used in space launch vehicle and spacecraft apogee stages.
The engine is one-stage, one-mode, of multiple ignition, with pressurized propellant feed.

FEATURES

 

  PropellantsNT + UDMH
  Vacuum thrust, kgf40,7
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s315
  Propellant mixture ratio2,05
  Combustion chamber pressure, kgf/cm210
  Pressure at nozzle exit section, kgf/cm20,001
  Number of ignitions100
  Engine operation time, s2750
  Engine mass, kg 4,3
* not including the weight of gimbal actuators and the frame
RD843

RD843 Liquid-propellant

ROCKET ENGINE BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

Self Portrait

DESCRIPTION

The RD843 is a single-chamber, fixed-thrust, restartable, hypergolic-propellant main engine with a pressurized propellant feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.

FEATURES

  PropellantsNT + UDMH
  Thrust in vacuum, tf0,25
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s315,5
  Propellant mixture ratio2,0
  Starts8
(number of starts can be increased)
  Engine weight, kg16,5*
  TRL9
* not including the weight of gimbal actuators and the frame
RD861К

RD861К Liquid-propellant

ROCKET ENGINE BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

Self Portrait

DESCRIPTION

The RD861K is a single-chamber restartable main engine with a turbopump feed system. The engine is designed for five starts and uses a gas generator cycle with injecting the exhaust generator gas into the supersonic nozzle section.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the Cyclone-4 third stage and the Cyclone-4М second stage in powered flight.
The RD-861K engine is designed as a modification of RD861, a highly reliable, serially produced engine operated in the Cyclone-3 third stage.

FEATURES

  PropellantsNT + UDMH
  Thrust in vacuum, tf7,916
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s330
  Propellant mixture ratio2,4
  Starts5*
  Engine weight, kg214
  TRL8
* the number of starts can be increased by enlarging the LV onboard helium capacity
DU802

DU802 Liquid-propellant

PROPULSION SYSTEM BURNING HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The DU802 propulsion system with a pneumatic pump feed system was intended for the Krechet autonomous space tug designed for nudging payloads to their desired orbits or trajectories to the Moon.
The propulsion system has a high thrust-to-weight ratio and is capable of operating with multiple starts for 10 days or longer in flight.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

  PropellantsNT + UDMH
  Thrust in vacuum, tf0,45
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s322,5
  Propellant mixture ratio2,25
  Starts10*
  Mass, kg165,4
  TRL
* depends on the onboard gas capacity of the LV stage

LIQUID ENGINES BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

RD846V

RD846V Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The RD846V is a single-chamber, fixed-thrust, single-start main engine with an electric pump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

  PropellantsO2+ kerosene
  Thrust in vacuum, tf2,420
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s341,6
  Propellant mixture ratio2,5
  Starts1*
  Engine weight, kg56**
  TRL3

* the number of starts can be increased

** including the weight of engine mounts and electrical actuators of pumps, not including the weight of gimbal actuators

RD805

RD805 Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Self Portrait

DESCRIPTION

The RD805 is a single-chamber, fixed-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with an oxidizer-rich preburner and a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.
The engine uses the tried-and-tested components of the highly reliable, serially produced steering engine RD-8 operated in the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

 

 PropellantsО2+ kerosene
 Thrust in vacuum, tf2,15
 Specific impulse in vacuum, s345
 Propellant mixture ratio2,5
 Starts1
 Engine weight, kg80*
TRL4
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
РД809M

РД809М Рідинний двигун

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Self Portrait

DESCRIPTION

The RD809M is a four-chamber, fixed-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the LV upper stage pitch, yaw, and roll in powered flight by gimballing each engine chamber in one plane.
The engine uses the tried-and-tested components of the highly reliable, serially produced steering engine RD-8 operated in the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

  PropellantsО2+ kerosene
  Thrust in vacuum, tf9
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s345
  Propellant mixture ratio2,5
  Starts1
  Engine weight, kg325*
  TRL6
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD809K

RD809K Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The RD809K is a restartable, single-chamber, fixed-thrust, staged-combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.
The engine uses the tried-and-tested components of the highly reliable, serially produced steering engine RD-8 operated in the Zenit launch vehicle.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

  PropellantsО2+ kerosene
  Thrust in vacuum, tf10
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s352
  Propellant mixture ratio2,62
  Starts до 4
  Engine weight, kg330*
  TRL6
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD835, RD835T

RD835, RD835T
Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Self Portrait
Self Portrait

DESCRIPTION

The RD835 and RD835Т are single-chamber, dual-thrust, staged combustion main engines with a turbopump feed system. The engines have a high thrust-to-weight ratio.
The engines are designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the advanced launch vehicles such as Mayak developed by Yuzhnoye SDO.
The engines employ the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle. The engines can be used for developing the RD836 engine that can be operated in the launch vehicle first stage.

FEATURES

  RD835RD835Т
  PropellantsО2+ kerosene
  Thrust in vacuum, tf50
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s355
  Propellant mixture ratio2,6
  Starts21
  Engine weight, kg830*808*
  TRL3
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD870

RD870 Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

Self Portrait

DESCRIPTION

The RD870 is a single-chamber, dual-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the Cyclone-4М first stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.

FEATURES

 PropellantsО2+ kerosene
 Thrust at sea level, tf79,3
 Thrust in vacuum, tf89,4
 Specific impulse at sea level, s301,5
 Specific impulse in vacuum, s340
 Propellant mixture ratio2,68
 Starts1
 Engine weight, kg1420*
 TRL6
* the weight of gimbal drives is not included
RD872

RD872 Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The RD872 is a single-chamber, dual-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV upper stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

 

 PropellantsО2+ kerosene
 Thrust in vacuum, tf93
 Specific impulse in vacuum, s350,5
 Propellant mixture ratio2,6
 Starts1
 Engine weight, kg1530*
TRL6
RD874

RD874 Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The RD874 main propulsion system comprises four engines RD870 mounted on the common frame. The RD870 engine is a single-chamber, oxidizer-rich staged combustion engine with a turbopump propellant feed system.
The RD874 main propulsion system is designed for producing thrust and control the roll, pitch, and yaw of the LV first stage during its powered flight.
The RD874 main propulsion system employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

  Propellants:
  – oxidizerLiquid oxygen
  – fuel kerosene
  Nominal thrust, tf
  – at sea level 319,2
  – in vacuum 356,4
  Nominal specific impulse, s
  – at sea level 303,2
  – in vacuum 338,7
  Nominal propellant mixture ratio2,68 
  Starts1
  Dry weight, kg6070
  TRL6
RD815

RD815 Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINE BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The RD815 is a single-chamber, dual-thrust, single-start, staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of advanced launch vehicles such as Mayak developed by Yuzhnoye SDO. The engine can be used for developing a family of cluster engines capable of producing 500 to 1000 tf of thrust.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.
The engine features a high thrust-to-weight ratio.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

  PropellantsО2+ kerosene
  Thrust at sea level, tf251,3
  Thrust in vacuum, tf274,5
  Specific impulse at sea level, s306,7
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s335
  Propellant mixture ratio2,7
  Starts1
  Engine weight, kg3200*
  TRL4
* including the weight of engine mounts and gimbal actuators
RD880.3

RD880.3 Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINES BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The RD880.3 is a cluster, single-start, oxidizer-rich staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV first stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

  PropellantsО2+kerosene
  Thrust at sea level, tf502.6
  Thrust in vacuum, tf549
  Specific impulse at sea level, s306.7
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s335
  Propellant mixture ratio2.7
  Starts1
  Engine weight, kg6700*
  TRL4
* including the weight of gimbal actuators and the frame
RD882

RD882 Liquid-propellant

LIQUID ENGINES BURNING CRYOGENIC PROPELLANTS

DESCRIPTION

The RD882 is a cluster, single-start, oxidizer-rich staged combustion main engine with a turbopump feed system.
The engine is designed to produce thrust and control the pitch and yaw of the LV first stage in powered flight.
The engine employs the tried-and-tested technologies of the Zenit launch vehicle.
Liquid-propellant

FEATURES

  PropellantsО2+kerosene
  Thrust at sea level, tf1005.2
  Thrust in vacuum, tf1098
  Specific impulse at sea level, s306.7
  Specific impulse in vacuum, s335
  Propellant mixture ratio2.7
  Starts1
  Engine weight, kg12360*
  TRL4
* including the weight of gimbal actuators and the frame

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