Service Propulsion System
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The Service Propulsion System was the main rocket engine of the Apollo Service Module, used for major course corrections, lunar orbit insertion, and trans-Earth injection during Apollo missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Service Propulsion System canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket engine
ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion system ⓘ |
| combustionCycle | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Apollo Guidance Computer
ⓘ
Service Module reaction control system valves ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
deep-space operations
ⓘ
high-reliability crewed missions ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Aerojet Rocketdyne
ⓘ
surface form:
Aerojet
|
| fuel | Aerozine 50 ⓘ |
| heritage | Aerojet AJ10 engine family ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Service Module engine bay ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
abort-to-Earth maneuvers
ⓘ
lunar orbit departure burns ⓘ lunar orbit insertion burns ⓘ midcourse corrections ⓘ translunar injection corrections ⓘ |
| mountingLocation | rear of Apollo Service Module ⓘ |
| nozzleType | fixed nozzle ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| operator |
Johnson Space Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
|
| oxidizer | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Service Module
|
| primaryFunction | service module main propulsion ⓘ |
| propellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| restartCapability | multiple restarts ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
hypergolic ignition reliability
ⓘ
pressure-fed simplicity ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | non-throttleable ⓘ |
| usedFor |
lunar orbit insertion
ⓘ
major course corrections ⓘ trans-Earth injection ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Apollo 10
ⓘ
Apollo 11 ⓘ Apollo 12 ⓘ Apollo 13 ⓘ Apollo 14 ⓘ Apollo 15 ⓘ Apollo 16 ⓘ Apollo 17 ⓘ Apollo 7 ⓘ Apollo 8 ⓘ Apollo 9 ⓘ Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ |
| usedOnMissionType | crewed lunar missions ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Command and Service Module
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.