How Can We Help?
The RD-0243 is a propulsion module composed of an RD-0244 main engine and a RD-0245 vernier engine. Both are liquid rocket engine, burning N2O4 and UDMH. The RD-0244 main engine operates in the oxidizer rich staged combustion cycle, while the vernier RD-0245 uses the simpler gas generator cycle. Since volume is at a premium on submarine launches, this module is submerged on the propellant tank.[3] Its development period was from 1977 to 1985, having had its first launch on December 27, 1981. Originally developed for the RSM-54, it was used later for the Shtil'.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "RD-0243, RD-0244, RD-0245. Sea-based missile RSM-54". KBKhA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RD-0244". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ a b c "RD-0243". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RD-0245". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
External links
- KbKhA official information on the engine. (Archived)
- Encyclopedia Astronautica information on the propulsion module. (Archived)
| Liquid fuel |
|  | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid fuel |
| |||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
Recent Comments