RD-500 rocket engine

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:R-7_Semyorka
gptkbp:application launch vehicles
gptkbp:average_temperature 3000 K
gptkbp:check_in_time 150 seconds
gptkbp:combustion_chamber_material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:combustor_type staged combustion
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:manual
gptkbp:cooling_system regenerative cooling
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:designed_by OKB-456
gptkbp:development 1950s
1953
gptkbp:engine successful
modular
gas-generator cycle
influenced future designs
gptkbp:engine_configuration single-chamber
gptkbp:engine_power reliable
gptkbp:engine_type liquid bipropellant
gptkbp:exhaust_system converging-diverging
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1955
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1.5 m
3.5 m
gptkbp:fuel_oxidizer_ratio 2.5:1
gptkbp:fuel_type tanks
RP-1 and liquid oxygen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RD-500 rocket engine
gptkbp:ignition_system hypergolic
gptkbp:influenced_by RD-100
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:German_V-2_rocket_engine
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:GIK-1
gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Vostok_1
gptkbp:notable_launches Vostok 1, Vostok 2
gptkbp:number_of_rooms gptkb:1
6.5 MPa
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:operational_use 1955-1965
gptkbp:oxidizer_storage tanks
gptkbp:propellant_mass_flow_rate 250 kg/s
gptkbp:propulsion 166
yes
50 k N
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:RD-501
gptkbp:specific_impulse 300 seconds
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RD-501
gptkbp:system gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Vostok_spacecraft
gptkbp:weight 300 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Viktor_Mikhailovich_Glushko
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6