RL10 engine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RL10_engine

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	piston engine
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cycle	expander cycle
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney
gptkbp:diameter	1.0 m
gptkbp:firstFlight	1963
gptkbp:fuelType	liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:gimbalRange	4 degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RL10 engine
gptkbp:length	2.2 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkbp:mass	277 kg
gptkbp:notableFor	first rocket engine to use the expander cycle
gptkbp:oxidizer	liquid oxygen
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:water
gptkbp:specificImpulseVacuum	450 seconds
gptkbp:status	in production
gptkbp:thrustVacuum	110 kN
gptkbp:usedFor	upper stage propulsion
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Atlas_V_Centaur_upper_stage gptkb:Centaur_III_upper_stage gptkb:Centaur_V_upper_stage gptkb:Centaur_upper_stage gptkb:DCSS_(Delta_Cryogenic_Second_Stage) gptkb:Delta_Cryogenic_Second_Stage gptkb:Delta_IV_upper_stage gptkb:Orion_spacecraft_service_module_(planned) gptkb:Saturn_IB_S-IVB_stage gptkb:Saturn_I_S-IV_stage gptkb:Space_Launch_System_Exploration_Upper_Stage_(planned) gptkb:Vulcan_Centaur_upper_stage
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:RL10B-2 gptkb:RL10A-3 gptkb:RL10A-4 gptkb:RL10A-4-2
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne gptkb:Stennis_Space_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5