Aerojet AJ10 engine family
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The Aerojet AJ10 engine family is a long-serving series of hypergolic liquid-fuel rocket engines used on numerous U.S. spacecraft for orbital maneuvering and spacecraft propulsion, including early crewed and uncrewed missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aerojet AJ10 | 1 |
| Aerojet AJ10 engine family canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypergolic rocket engine
ⓘ
rocket engine family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fuel |
Aerozine 50
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UDMH ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | hypergolic ignition ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Aerojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high reliability
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long operational history ⓘ use on both launch vehicles and spacecraft ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
AJ10-118
NERFINISHED
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AJ10-118F NERFINISHED ⓘ AJ10-118K NERFINISHED ⓘ AJ10-137 NERFINISHED ⓘ AJ10-190 NERFINISHED ⓘ AJ10-37 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propellantFeedSystem | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| propellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| restartCapability | multiple restarts in many variants ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| status | long-serving ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | limited or none in most variants ⓘ |
| usedAs |
orbital maneuvering engine
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service module main engine ⓘ upper-stage main engine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
attitude control
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course correction burns ⓘ deorbit burns ⓘ orbital maneuvering ⓘ spacecraft propulsion ⓘ |
| usedInProgram |
Apollo program
NERFINISHED
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Artemis program NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta launch vehicle program ⓘ Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanguard program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Able upper stage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo Command and Service Module NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo Service Module NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta rocket upper stages ⓘ European Service Module for Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion service module NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle OMS pod NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanguard rocket upper stages NERFINISHED ⓘ early U.S. crewed spacecraft ⓘ early U.S. uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Aerojet AJ10