Russia's RD-180 engine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:application launch vehicles
gptkbp:average_temperature up to 3,000 K
gptkbp:check_in_time approximately 150 seconds
gptkbp:combustion_chamber_material titanium
gptkbp:combustor_type staged combustion
gptkbp:cooling_system regenerative cooling
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:critical_component main propulsion system
gptkbp:design 10 years
Aviadvigatel engineers
gptkbp:development 1990s
gptkbp:development_cost $1 billion
gptkbp:engine gas-generator cycle
gptkbp:engine_configuration vertical
gptkbp:engine_power up to 25 missions
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-fueled
gptkbp:environmental_impact low emissions
gptkbp:exhaust_system bell nozzle
gptkbp:exported_to gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2000
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:Atlas_III
gptkbp:fuel_economy high
gptkbp:fuel_mixture_ratio 2.5:1
gptkbp:fuel_type RP-1 and liquid oxygen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russia's RD-180 engine
gptkbp:ignition_system hypergolic
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:RD-170
gptkbp:inspired_by Soviet rocket technology
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Aviadvigatel
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Aviadvigatel
gptkbp:notable_achievement successful launches since 2000
gptkbp:notable_feature high performance
dual combustion chamber design
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Mars_Science_Laboratory
gptkbp:number_of_engines one or two
gptkbp:number_of_rooms two
1,200 psi
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:operational_use commercial and government missions
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:propulsion 400,000 lbf
133:1
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:replaced_by Vulcan Centaur engine
gptkbp:service gptkb:2000
gptkbp:specific_impulse 311 seconds
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RD-191
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
gptkbp:used_for satellite launches
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Atlas
national security launches
gptkbp:weight 3,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AR1_rocket_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6