Rutherford engine
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The Rutherford engine is a small, electric-pump-fed liquid rocket engine developed by Rocket Lab for its Electron launch vehicle, notable for being 3D-printed and highly efficient for small-satellite launches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rutherford engine canonical | 1 |
| electric-pump-fed Rutherford engine | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid rocket engine
ⓘ
rocket engine ⓘ |
| application | small-satellite launches ⓘ |
| associatedLaunchSite |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | Electron program ⓘ |
| chamberPressure | about 10 MPa ⓘ |
| combustionCycle | gas-generator-like electric-pump cycle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cycleType | electric-pump-fed ⓘ |
| developer | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | Electron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | spark ignition ⓘ |
| innovation | first electric-pump-fed engine used on an orbital rocket ⓘ |
| launchProvider | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturingMethod | 3D printing ⓘ |
| marketSegment | small satellite launch market ⓘ |
| materialUse | additively manufactured metal alloys ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ernest Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
battery-powered pumps
ⓘ
designed for high production rate ⓘ fully 3D-printed primary components ⓘ |
| nozzleExpansionRatio | about 100 ⓘ |
| numberPerFirstStage | 9 ⓘ |
| numberPerSecondStage | 1 ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantFeedSystem | electric pump ⓘ |
| propellantType |
RP-1 kerosene
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability | designed for expendable use ⓘ |
| specificImpulseSeaLevel | about 311 s ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum | about 327 s ⓘ |
| stageUsage |
Electron first stage
ⓘ
Electron second stage ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | limited ⓘ |
| thrustSeaLevel | about 24 kN ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum | about 25 kN ⓘ |
| usedBy | Electron launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial small payloads
ⓘ
orbital launch ⓘ |
| uses | electric turbopumps ⓘ |
| vehicleClass | small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
electric-pump-fed Rutherford engine