Le moteur RD-0124 définitivement certifié

Testing a new rocket motor successfully completed in Voronezh
:: 04.05.2011

In Voronezh Design Bureau of Chemical Automation (KBKhA) successfully completed certification testing of new liquid rocket engine RD-0124, said Tuesday the chief designer Vladimir Rachuk.

On the shooting bench KBKhA held last start of the engine program interdepartmental tests completed the process of its creation. The engine adopted by the Interdepartmental Commission, said Rachuk, ITAR-TASS.

"During the tests at different modes, the ratio of the fuel components and in various ranges of rods, including exceeding the performance requirements, engine RD-0124 has shown its efficiency and reliability", - said Rachuk. Total "was conducted 225 fire tests with a total operation time of more than 55 thousand seconds," he added. Now, said Rachuk, the main objective is the timely and quality production of regular copies of the new engine for the supply of SRP TsSKB-Progress ".

Oxygen-kerosene engine RD-0124 is designed for third-stage booster rocket Soyuz-2-1b, has a thrust of 30 tons, its modification will also be used for launch vehicle Angara. RD-0124 was the first in post-Soviet history of the new rocket engine, melted on the domestic rocket. "Now, the RD-0124, and became the first Russian engine, which passed the acceptance of the Interdepartmental Commission", - said chief designer.

In a trial basis since 2006, the RD-0124 has four times as part of the launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1b "a successful conclusion expensive payloads into space. The last such launch was conducted on Feb. 26, 2011, when a spaceport at Plesetsk in orbit was launched a new spacecraft GLONASS-K ", representing the third generation native of navigation satellites.

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Exocet a écrit:Même question que Eyp, va-t-il remplacer définitivement le RD-0110 ?
C'est un excellent moteur, niveau perfos c'est assez impressionnant :)

ManouchKa a écrit:

Exocet a écrit:Même question que Eyp, va-t-il remplacer définitivement le RD-0110 ?
C'est un excellent moteur, niveau perfos c'est assez impressionnant :)

C'est le but, non ??
sinon, c'est quoi l'intéret de développer ce moteur

ManouchKa a écrit:C'est le but, non ??
sinon, c'est quoi l'intéret de développer ce moteur

ManouchKa a écrit:Et il me semble que cette étage a déjà volé en 2008.

montmein69 a écrit:Si ce moteur devenait après qualification un engin utilisé communément et avec satisfaction sur ces deux lanceurs, ne peut-on envisager son utilisation dans la nouvelle fusée RUS-M qui lancera la nouvelle capsule PTS (remplaçante de la capsule Soyouz) :?:

montmein69 a écrit:PS : je ne sais plus si les motorisations pour les différents étages de la RUS-M ont déjà été choisies ?