RP-1

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kerosene-based rocket fuel liquid rocket propellant rocket propellant

RP-1 is a highly refined kerosene-based rocket propellant commonly used in liquid-fueled launch vehicles.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Rocket Propellant-1 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf kerosene-based rocket fuel ⓘ
liquid rocket propellant ⓘ
rocket propellant ⓘ
abbreviationOf RP-1 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rocket Propellant-1
advantage higherBulkDensityThanLiquidHydrogen ⓘ
simplerTankInsulationRequirements ⓘ
applicationDomain spaceLaunchIndustry ⓘ
combustionProperty lowerSpecificImpulseThanLiquidHydrogen ⓘ
producesSoot ⓘ
containsAdditives antioxidants ⓘ
corrosionInhibitors ⓘ
metalDeactivators ⓘ
density higherThanLiquidHydrogen ⓘ
developedFor early ballistic missiles ⓘ
orbital launch vehicles ⓘ
developedIn United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinguishedFrom ordinaryAviationKerosene ⓘ
energyDensity high ⓘ
handlingProperty easierToStoreThanCryogenicHydrogen ⓘ
lessVolatileThanGasoline ⓘ
notTypicallyUsedIn upperStagesRequiringMaximumSpecificImpulse ⓘ
oxidizerCombination LOX/RP-1 ⓘ
primaryComponent highly refined kerosene ⓘ
propellantType liquid ⓘ
relatedTo Jet-A kerosene ⓘ
standardizedBy U.S. military specifications ⓘ
storageTemperature nearRoomTemperature ⓘ
usedIn Angara rocket family ⓘ
surface form: Angara launch vehicle family

Antares launch vehicle ⓘ
Atlas ⓘ
surface form: Atlas I

Atlas II ⓘ
Delta I ⓘ
Delta rocket ⓘ
surface form: Delta II

Electron launch vehicle ⓘ
Falcon 9 rocket ⓘ
surface form: Falcon 9

Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ
surface form: Falcon Heavy

Saturn I ⓘ
Saturn IB ⓘ
Soyuz rocket ⓘ
surface form: Soyuz launch vehicle
usedInEngine Merlin engine family ⓘ
surface form: Merlin engine

NK-33 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
RD-107 ⓘ
surface form: RD-107 engine

RD-107 ⓘ
surface form: RD-108 engine

RD-180 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
RD-191 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rutherford engine ⓘ
usedPrimarilyIn firstStagesOfLaunchVehicles ⓘ
usedWithOxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RP-1 → abbreviationOf → RP-1 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rocket Propellant-1
Kestrel → fuel → RP-1 ⓘ