RD-170

RD-170
1:1 scale model of an RD-170 rocket engine, shown upside down
Country of originSoviet Union/Russian Federation
First flight1985-04-13
ManufacturerNPO Energomash
ApplicationMain engine
Associated LVEnergia
SuccessorRD-171M
StatusRetired
Liquid-fuel engine
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Mixture ratio2.63
CycleOxidizer-rich staged combustion
Configuration
Chamber4
Nozzle ratio36.87
Performance
Thrust, vacuum7.90 MN (1,780,000 lbf)
Thrust, sea-level7.25 MN (1,630,000 lbf)
Throttle range100–40%
Thrust-to-weight ratio82:1
Chamber pressure24.52 MPa (3,556 psi)
Specific impulse, vacuum337 s (3.30 km/s)
Specific impulse, sea-level309 s (3.03 km/s)
Burn time150 seconds
Dimensions
Length4.0 m (160 in)
Diameter3.8 m (150 in)
Dry weight9,750 kg (21,500 lb)
Used in
Energia
References
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The RD-170 (Russian: РД-170, Ракетный Двигатель-170, romanized: Raketnyy Dvigatel-170) is the world's most powerful and heaviest liquid-fuel rocket engine. It was designed and produced in the Soviet Union by NPO Energomash for use with the Energia launch vehicle. The engine burns kerosene fuel and LOX oxidizer in four combustion chambers, all supplied by one single-shaft, single-turbine turbopump rated at 170 MW (230,000 hp) in a staged combustion cycle.[3][5]

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