RD-0225
Engine · Russia
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RD-0225 main propulsion engine for Almaz space station
Credit: © Dietrich Haeseler
Kosberg N2O4/UDMH rocket engine. Almaz space station orbital maneuvering. Hardware. Originally designed for UR-100 follow-on spaceships. Two engines used on Almaz space station for orbital maneuvering, Pressure fed. First flight 1974.
Engine: 23 kg (50 lb). Chamber Pressure: 8.80 bar. Area Ratio: 64. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 17.39. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 1.85.
Subtopics
RD-0237 Kosberg N2O4/UDMH rocket engine. UR-100N / RS-18 (SS-19) stage 3. MIRV service block. Open cycle. Analogous to RD-0225, pressure fed. Steering engine for space vehicles gimbaling +/- 45 degree. First flight 1972.
Related
- Family
- Storable liquid
- Country
- Russia
- Spacecraft
- Almaz APOS, Almaz OPS-2, Almaz OPS, Almaz-T, Almaz-1B, Almaz-2
- Launch Vehicles
- Proton
- Propellants
- N2O4/UDMH
- Stages
- Proton KM-4
- Agency
- Kosberg bureau
Photo Gallery
RD-0225
Credit: KBKhA
8K84 back
Credit: © Mark Wade
