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RD-191

Engine · Russia

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Glushko LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Proposed for stage 1 of Angara. Single chamber from 4-chamber RD-170 would have been cheap and fast to develop. Only reached the draft project stage by 2003. Gimbaling +/- 8 degree in two planes.

Engine: 3,230 kg (7,120 lb). Chamber Pressure: 257.00 bar. Area Ratio: 37. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 64.56. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.6.

Country
Russia
Propellants
Lox/Kerosene
Stages
Angara UM
Bibliography
287, 325, 352, 7505