Kestrel engine (for Falcon 1 upper stage role)
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The Kestrel engine is a pressure-fed, liquid-fueled rocket engine developed by SpaceX to power the upper stage of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kestrel engine | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid-fueled rocket engine
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rocket engine ⓘ |
| associatedLaunchSite |
Omelek Island, Kwajalein Atoll
NERFINISHED
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Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combustionChamberCount | 1 ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | ablative cooling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| cycle | pressure-fed cycle ⓘ |
| designedBy | SpaceX propulsion team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment | vacuum ⓘ |
| developer | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | Falcon 1 Flight 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | RP-1 ⓘ |
| generation | first-generation SpaceX upper-stage engine ⓘ |
| gimbalCapability | gimbaled ⓘ |
| gimbalRange_deg | ±5 ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Falcon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nozzleExpansionRatio | 60 ⓘ |
| nozzleMaterial | niobium alloy ⓘ |
| operatedIn | near-vacuum conditions ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| pressurizationGas | helium ⓘ |
| primaryRole | upper stage propulsion ⓘ |
| propellantCombination | LOX/RP-1 ⓘ |
| propellantFeedSystem | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| propellantFeedType | high-pressure helium-fed tanks ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid propellant ⓘ |
| restartCapability | restartable in flight ⓘ |
| specificImpulseInVacuum_s | 317 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Merlin Vacuum engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | limited throttling ⓘ |
| thrustInVacuum_kN | 31 ⓘ |
| thrustInVacuum_lbf | 7000 ⓘ |
| thrustVectorControlMethod | gimbaled engine ⓘ |
| usedBy | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deorbit burns
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orbit circularization burns ⓘ orbital insertion burns ⓘ placing small payloads into orbit ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Falcon 1 Flight 2
NERFINISHED
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Falcon 1 Flight 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Falcon 1 Flight 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Falcon 1 Flight 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Falcon 1 launch vehicle
NERFINISHED
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Falcon 1 upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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