RD-108 A engine

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Soyuz
gptkbp:application space launch vehicles
gptkbp:average_temperature up to 1,500 K
gptkbp:check_in_time 150 seconds
gptkbp:combustion_chamber_material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:combustor_type gas-generator cycle
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:manual
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:designed_by OKB-456
gptkbp:development 1950s
gptkbp:engine available in archives
controlled
open cycle
Soviet aerospace industry
influenced future designs
notable in space history
crew and cargo missions
OKB-456
ground test
used in early space missions
ongoing studies in propulsion technology
gptkbp:engine_configuration staged combustion
detailed in technical manuals
gptkbp:engine_influence paved the way for modern engines
gptkbp:engine_power tested under various conditions
replaced by more efficient engines
gptkbp:engine_type staged combustion engine
RD-108, RD-0110
gptkbp:exhaust_system bell nozzle
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1955
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1.5 m
3.5 m
gptkbp:fuel_economy 0.5 kg/s
gptkbp:fuel_type kerosene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RD-108 A engine
gptkbp:ignition_system hypergolic
gptkbp:is_tested_for static fire test
gptkbp:number_of_rooms gptkb:4
6.5 MPa
gptkbp:oxidation_states liquid oxygen
gptkbp:oxidizer_consumption 1.5 kg/s
gptkbp:propulsion 83:1
100 k N
gptkbp:specific_impulse 300 seconds
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RD-0110_engine
gptkbp:type liquid-fueled
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Vostok_rocket
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soyuz_MS-19
gptkb:Soyuz_69
gptkb:Soyuz_85
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5