RS-27 rocket engine
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The RS-27 rocket engine is an American liquid-fueled booster engine used on Delta launch vehicles, derived from earlier Saturn I technology and known for its reliability in orbital launches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RS-27 rocket engine canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| application | expendable launch vehicles ⓘ |
| category | booster rocket engine ⓘ |
| chamberPressure | about 4.8 MPa ⓘ |
| combustionChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivedFrom | H-1 rocket engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designLineage | Saturn I / H-1 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineCycle | gas-generator cycle ⓘ |
| engineType | open-cycle gas-generator ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fuel | RP-1 ⓘ |
| gimbalCapability | gimbaled for thrust vector control ⓘ |
| heritage | Saturn I launch vehicle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | pyrotechnic ignition ⓘ |
| launchRecord | multiple successful orbital launches ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rocketdyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nozzles | 1 ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryUse | orbital launch vehicles ⓘ |
| propellantCombination | LOX/RP-1 ⓘ |
| propellantFeedSystem | turbopump-fed ⓘ |
| propellantMixture | kerosene and liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid ⓘ |
| propulsionCategory | chemical rocket engine ⓘ |
| reliability | high launch success rate ⓘ |
| role | booster engine ⓘ |
| specificImpulseSeaLevel | about 255 s ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum | about 302 s ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | RS-27A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | fixed thrust ⓘ |
| thrustSeaLevel | about 890 kN ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum | about 1,054 kN ⓘ |
| usedAs | first-stage main engine ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
launching payloads to geosynchronous transfer orbit
ⓘ
launching payloads to low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Delta 2000
NERFINISHED
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Delta 3000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta 4000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta 5000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta II (early variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Delta launch vehicle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn | Delta first stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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