SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/SSME_(Space_Shuttle_Main_Engine)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf piston engine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:RS-25
gptkbp:burnTime 520 seconds
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkbp:cycle staged combustion
gptkbp:diameter 2.39 m
gptkbp:engineType liquid-fueled
gptkbp:firstFlight 1981
gptkbp:gimbalRange 10.5 degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine)
gptkbp:length 4.24 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rocketdyne
gptkbp:numberOfEnginesPerShuttle 3
gptkbp:propulsion liquid oxygen
liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:reusable yes
gptkbp:specificImpulseVacuum 366 seconds
452 seconds
gptkbp:status in use
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RS-25E
gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel 1,859 kN
gptkbp:thrustVacuum 2,279 kN
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Space_Launch_System_core_stage
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-135
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:weight 3,177 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RS-25_engine
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program_(RS-25_engines)
gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_Rocketdyne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6