Des moteurs pour la Zenit

Delivery of goods RD-171M in Ukraine
:: 03/30/2011

Scientific-Production Association Energomash Academician VP Glushko last week undertook to send two product RD-171M for the first stage of the Zenit "in SE PA Yuzhmash of A. Makarov (Kiev, Ukraine). These engines will be used as part of the Zenit "to implement the Sea Launch and Land Launch.

Development of RD-171 for the first-stage "energy" and Zenit ", respectively, started in 1976. World's most powerful four-rocket engine has the highest level of the parameters and characteristics for engines of this class is working on environmentally friendly propellants: liquid oxygen and kerosene. Engine for RN "Energy" is designed for repeated use and is certified for 10-fold use. A copy of the engine was tested on the shooting stand up to 20 times. The engine is characterized by high reliability of operation, repairs and Testability and has a large reserve of resources (not less than 5). Thrust vector control engine is through the creation of a unique site rocking bellows cameras operating in the area of ​​high temperature gas stream. The engines were about 900 fire tests with a total run more than 100000 sec.

Certification of the RD-171M was completed on July 5, 2004 - on the engine certification test to be held on 8 1093.6 sec, and final test (in excess of plan) - 105% on the regime. The first presentation engine RD-171M was raised in Ukraine, March 25, 2004 after LPS, duration 140 sec.

Serial production of the RD-171M at the factory Energomash in Khimki near Moscow.

Operation of RD-171M implemented in the program "Sea Launch", "Land Launch" and the PCF in Russia.

Press-service of Energomash and Space Agency