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RD-180

The RD-180 (Russian: Ракетный Двигатель-180 (РД-180), romanized: Raketnyy Dvigatel-180, lit. 'Rocket Engine-180') is a rocket engine that was designed and built in Russia. It features a dual combustion chamber, dual-nozzle design and is fueled by a RP-1/LOX mixture. The RD-180 is derived from the RD-170 line of rocket engines, which were used in the…

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Application
Booster
Burn time
270 seconds
Chamber
2
Chamber pressure
26.7 MPa (3,870 psi)
Country of origin
Russia
Cycle
Staged combustion

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RD-180

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Triples175
Avg. degree1.97
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RD-180

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has application · 24
RD-180 → An, As, Atlas, Atlas IIA, Atlas IIA-R, Atlas III, Common Core Booster, Division, During, EELV, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, General Dynamics Space Systems, However, Lockheed Martin, NPO Energomash, Pratt, RD Amross, Russia, Russian, The
related to 2014–2015 availability concerns · 23
RD-180 → Aerospace Corporation, Atlas, Atlas III, Cold War, Dmitry Rogozin, Doubts, Early, For, However, In, March, May, On, Russia, Russian, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Russian-made, Ukraine, ULA Atlas, United States
related to Planned US production of the RD-180 · 22
RD-180 → According, Alabama, BE-4, Blue Origin, Decatur, Defense Department, February, GAO Assessment, In, NASA, Pratt, Russian RD-180, Selected Major Weapon Programs, The US-manufactured, There, This, ULA, Under RD AMROSS, United Launch Alliance, United States
related to Replacement options for the RD-180 · 22
RD-180 → As, At, Atlas, BE-4, BE-4 LOX/methane, Blue Origin, Defense Department, Formal, In February, In September, June, NASA, Russian RD-180, Russian-built, Several, Two, ULA, ULA Atlas, United Launch Alliance, United States
related to Prospective uses · 17
RD-180 → Aeronautics, American Institute, Astronautics, For, In March, Jerry Grey, MN, NASA, October, Princeton University, RD Amross, RD-170, Roskosmos, Rus-M Russian, Russia, Russian Space Agency, Universities Space Research Association
related to External links · 15
RD-180 → Astronautix, Atlas III, Channel Four Television Corporation, Documentary, Equinox, In From The Cold, Lockheed Martin, May, N1, NK-33, NPO EnergomashRD-180, RD-180RD-180, Russian, The Engines That Came, US
related to history · 15
RD-180 → After, Antares, Atlas III, Buran, Kuznetzov, Lockheed Martin Atlas III, NK-33, RD-170's, Russian, Soviet Energia, The, The RD-170, This, United Launch Alliance Atlas, US
related to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine · 7
RD-180 → February, March, On, Russia, Ukraine, United States, US
related to Design and specifications · 6
RD-180 → If, RD-170, RP-1/LOX, The, The RD-180, US
Application · 1
RD-180 → Booster

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RD-180ApplicationBooster1.00infobox
RD-180Burn time270 seconds1.00infobox
RD-180Chamber21.00infobox
RD-180Chamber pressure26.7 MPa (3,870 psi)1.00infobox
RD-180Country of originRussia1.00infobox
RD-180CycleStaged combustion1.00infobox
RD-180DesignerNPO Energomash1.00infobox
RD-180Diameter3.15 m (10.3 ft)1.00infobox
RD-180Dry mass5,480 kg (12,080 lb)1.00infobox
RD-180First flight24 May 2000 (2000-05-24)1.00infobox
RD-180Length3.56 m (11.7 ft)1.00infobox
RD-180ManufacturerNPO Energomash1.00infobox
RD-180Mass flow1,250 kg/s (165,000 lb/min)1.00infobox
RD-180Mixture ratio2.72 (73% O 2, 27% RP-1)1.00infobox
RD-180Nozzle ratio36.871.00infobox
RD-180PredecessorRD-1701.00infobox
RD-180PropellantLOX / RP-11.00infobox
RD-180Specific impulse, sea-level311 s (3.05 km/s)1.00infobox
RD-180Specific impulse, vacuum338 s (3.31 km/s)1.00infobox
RD-180StatusActive1.00infobox
RD-180Throttle range47–100%1.00infobox
RD-180Thrust, sea-level3,830 kN (860,000 lbf)1.00infobox
RD-180Thrust, vacuum4,150 kN (930,000 lbf)1.00infobox
RD-180Thrust-to-weight ratio78.441.00infobox

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