LE-7 rocket engine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:check_in_time approximately 150 seconds
gptkbp:combustor_type 3,300 K
gptkbp:cooling_system regenerative cooling
regenerative cooling system
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:development 1990s
gptkbp:development_cost approximately $1 billion
gptkbp:engine vertical
staged combustion
influenced future Japanese rocket designs.
successful missions from 1994 to 2003
gptkbp:engine_configuration liquid bipropellant
high performance specifications
Mitsubishi design
1,000 k N at sea level
gptkbp:engine_development_history developed in the early 1990s
gptkbp:engine_ignition_method hypergolic ignition
gptkbp:engine_nozzle_design bell nozzle design
gptkbp:engine_power high
excellent
gptkbp:engine_thrust_rating_at_altitude 1,200 k N
gptkbp:engine_thrust_vector_control yes
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-fueled
staged combustion cycle
gptkbp:exhaust_system bell nozzle
gptkbp:facilities gptkb:Kagoshima_Space_Center
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:H-II_flight_1
gptkb:1994
gptkbp:flight_style gptkb:15
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 2.5 m
4.5 m
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
liquid hydrogen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LE-7 rocket engine
gptkbp:ignition_system hypergolic
gptkbp:is_tested_for static fire tests
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facilities
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Tanegashima_Space_Center
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:notable_mission H-IIA and H-IIB launches
gptkbp:number_of_engines gptkb:1
gptkb:4
gptkbp:number_of_rooms 6.9 MPa
single chamber
20 MPa
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency_(JAXA)
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:oxidation_states liquid oxygen
gptkbp:propulsion yes
1200 k N
1,000 k N
80:1
gptkbp:replaced_by LE-7 A engine
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:2003
gptkbp:specific_impulse 450 seconds
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:LE-7_A
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:H-II_rocket
gptkbp:weight 12,000 kg