RD-180 rocket engine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:application gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:average_temperature 1,500 K
up to 3,000 K
gptkbp:check_in_time 150 seconds
approximately 150 seconds
gptkbp:combustor_type staged combustion
expander cycle
gptkbp:control_system digital
gptkbp:cooling_system regenerative cooling
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1996
gptkbp:design_purpose heavy-lift launch vehicle
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkbp:development gptkb:1990
gptkb:1996
gptkbp:development_cost $1 billion
gptkbp:diameter 2.4 m
gptkbp:elevation up to 200 km
gptkbp:engine_power 10,000 seconds
gptkbp:engine_type liquid bipropellant
gptkbp:environmental_impact low
gptkbp:exhaust_system bell nozzle
gptkbp:exported_to gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2000
gptkbp:fuel_economy high
gptkbp:fuel_type RP-1 and Liquid Oxygen
turbopump
gptkbp:future_plans upgrades and modifications
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RD-180 rocket engine
gptkbp:ignition_system hypergolic
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:RD-170
gptkbp:invention multiple patents
gptkbp:investment 1,500 psi
gptkbp:launch_price $100 million
gptkbp:launch_site Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg Air Force Base
gptkbp:launched over 80
gptkbp:length 4.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NPO_Energomash
gptkbp:material titanium and steel
gptkbp:number_of_rooms two
1,200 psi
2,500 psi
gptkbp:propulsion yes
400,000 lbf
180,000 lbf
46:1
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:research_and_development ongoing
gptkbp:safety_record excellent
gptkbp:specific_impulse 311 seconds
gptkbp:status in use
gptkbp:success_rate over 90%
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Atlas_V
gptkbp:weight 3,000 kg
3,800 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Viktor_Mikhailovich_Glushko
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6