RD-0237
| Country of origin | USSR |
|---|---|
| First flight | 1973-04-09[1] |
| Designer | OKB-154[1] |
| Application | gimbaling engine |
| Associated LV | UR-100N and Strela[1] |
| Predecessor | RD-0225 |
| Status | Out of Production |
| Liquid-fuel engine | |
| Propellant | N2O4[1] / UDMH[1] |
| Cycle | Pressure-Fed[1] |
| Configuration | |
| Chamber | 1[2] |
| Performance | |
| Thrust | 4.90 kilonewtons (1,100 lbf)[2] |
| Specific impulse, vacuum | 200 s (2.0 km/s)[2] |
| Gimbal range | +/- 45°[2] |
| Used in | |
| UR-100N MIRV vehicle[2] | |
The RD-0237 (Russian: Ракетный Двигатель-0237, romanized: Raketnyy Dvigatel-0237, lit. 'Rocket Engine 0237', GRAU index: 15D114) is a vernier thruster engine used on liquid-fueled rockets burning a hypergolic mixture of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) fuel with dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) oxidizer, pressure-fed to the engine.[1] It is used on the UR-100UTTKh MIRV vehicle to supply thrust vector control by gimbaling of its nozzle.[2] While the engine is out of production, the ICBM and Strela remain operational as of 2015.[3]
See also
- UR-100N - ICBM for which this engine was originally developed for.
- Strela
- Rocket engine using liquid fuel
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "RD-0233, RD-0234, RD-0235, RD-0236, RD-0237. Intercontinental ballistic missiles RS-18". KBKhA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "RD-0237". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "UR-100N Family". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
External links
- KbKhA official information on the engine. (Archived)
- Encyclopedia Astronautica information on the propulsion module. (Archived)
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