Comparison of orbital rocket engines
This page is an incomplete list of orbital rocket engine data.
Current and upcoming rocket engines[]
Engine | Origin | Designer | Vehicle | Status | Use | Propellant | Power cycle | Specific impulse (s)[a] | Thrust (N)[a] | Mass (kg) | Thrust:weight ratio[b] | Chamber pressure (bar) | Oxidiser:fuel ratio |
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Aeon 1 | ![]() |
Relativity Space | Terran 1 | Development | 1st | CH4 / LOX | Gas generator | 310 | 86,740 (SL)[1] | ||||
Aeon 1 Vacuum | ![]() |
Relativity Space | Terran 1 | Development | 2nd | CH4 / LOX | Gas generator | 360 | 100,085 (SL)[1] | ||||
AJ-10-190 | ![]() |
Aerojet | Space Shuttle, Orion | Active | Upper | N2O4/MMH | Pressure-fed | 316[2] | 26,689[2] | 118[2] | 23.08 | 8.62[2] | |
AJ-60A | ![]() |
Aerojet | Atlas V | Active | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 275 | 1,270,000[3] | ||||
AR1 | ![]() |
Aerojet Rocketdyne | Beta (potential)[4] | Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 2,200,000 (SL)[5] | 2.72 | ||||
BE-3 | ![]() |
Blue Origin | New Shepard | Active | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Combustion tap-off | 490,000[6] | |||||
BE-3U | ![]() |
Blue Origin | New Glenn | Development | 2nd | LH2 / LOX | Expander, open | 710,000[6] | |||||
BE-4 | ![]() |
Blue Origin | New Glenn, Vulcan | Development | 1st | Ch4 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 2,400,000[7][8] | 134[9] | ||||
CE-20 | ![]() |
LPSC | GSLV Mk III | Active | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 443 | 200,000 | 588 | 34.7 | 60.00 | 5.05 |
CE-7.5 | ![]() |
LPSC | GSLV Mk II | Active | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Staged | 454[10] | 73,500 | 445 | 16.85 | 58 | |
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Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 327[11] 290 (SL) |
100,000[11] | 2.62 | ||||||
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Development | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 365[11] | 100,000[11] | 2.62 | ||||||
GEM 63 | ![]() |
Northrop Grumman | Atlas V | Active | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 1,662,745[12] | 44,225 | ||||
GEM 63XL | ![]() |
Northrop Grumman | Vulcan | Development | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 2,025,720[12] | 47,990 | ||||
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[13] | Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 22,241 (SL)[14] | |||||||
HM-7B | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 2, 3, 4, 5 ECA | Active | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 446[15] 310 (SL)[16] |
64,800[15] 43,600 (SL)[16] |
165[15] | 43.25 | 37[15] | 5 |
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Icarus-N, -M, -S | Development | 1st | LH2/paraffin | N/A | 150,000[17] | |||||||
LE-5B | ![]() |
Mitsubishi, JAXA | H-IIA, H-IIB |
Active | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 447[18] | 137,000 | 269 | 51.93 | 36.0 | 5 |
LE-7A | ![]() |
Mitsubishi, JAXA | H-IIA, H-IIB |
Active | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Staged | 438[19] 338 (SL)[19] |
1,098,000 870,000 (SL) |
1,800 | 62.2 | 121 | 5.9 |
Lightning 1 | ![]() |
Firefly Aerospace | Alpha | Development | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Combustion tap-off | 322[20] | 70,100[20] | ||||
Merlin 1D FT | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 9 B5, Heavy | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 311 | 914,000[21] 845,000 (SL)[21] |
470 | 194.5[21] | ||
Merlin Vacuum 1D | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 9 B5, Heavy | Active | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 348[22] | 981,000[23] | 2.36 | |||
M10 | ![]() |
Avio | Vega-E[24] | Development | Upper[24] | CH4 / LOX[24] | Expander, closed | 362[24] | 98,000[24] | 3.4[24] | |||
NewtonThree | ![]() |
Virgin Orbit | LauncherOne | Development | Booster | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator[25] | 266,893[26] | |||||
NewtonFour | ![]() |
Virgin Orbit | LauncherOne | Development | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator[27] | 22,241[26] | |||||
NK-33A (AJ26-62), 11Д111 / 14Д15 |
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JSC Kuznetsov | Antares 100, Soyuz-2-1v | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 331[28] 297 (SL) |
1,680,000 1,510,000 (SL) |
1,222 | 136.8 | 145 | |
P80 | ![]() |
Avio | Vega | Active | 1st | HTPB | Solid fuel | 280[29] | 3,015,000[29] | 96,000 with fuel | 88 | ||
P120 | ![]() |
Avio | Ariane 6, Vega-C |
Development | Booster, 1st | HTPB | Solid fuel | 279[30] | 4,650,000[30] | 161,000 with fuel[30] | 105 | ||
P230 | ![]() |
Avio | Ariane 5 | Active | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 286[31] 259 (SL) |
6,996,000 5,860,000 (SL) |
269,000 with fuel[31] | 69 | ||
S139 | ![]() |
SDSC | PSLV | Active | 1st | HTPB | Solid fuel | 269[32] | 4,860,000 | 160,200 with fuel |
58 | ||
Raptor[33] | ![]() |
SpaceX | Starship | Development | 1st, 2nd | CH4 / LOX | Staged, full-flow | 350[34] 330 (SL) |
2,205,000 (SL, est.)[35] | ~1,360 (goal)[36] | ≥170 (goal)[36] | 330[37] | 3.6[38] |
Raptor Vacuum[33] | ![]() |
SpaceX | Starship | Development | 2nd | CH4 / LOX | Staged, full-flow | 380+[39] | 2,150,000[40] | ~1,360 (goal)[36] | ≤120 (goal)[36] | 330[37] | 3.6[38] |
RD-0124, 14Д23 |
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KBKhA | Soyuz-2.1b, Soyuz-2-1v, Angara |
Active | 2nd, 3rd | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 359[41] | 294,300 | 520 | 57.7 | 160 | |
RD-0146D | ![]() |
KBKhA | Angara | Development | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Expander, closed | 470[42] | 68,600 | 59 | |||
RD-107A, 14Д22 |
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NPO Energomash | Soyuz-FG, -2 | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 320.2[43] 263.3 (SL) |
1,019,892 839,449 (SL) |
1,090 | 78.53 | 61.2 | |
RD-108A, 14Д21 |
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NPO Energomash | Soyuz-FG, -2 | Active | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 320.6[43] 257.7 (SL) |
921,825 792,377 (SL) |
1,075 | 75.16 | 55.5 | |
RD-171M,[c] 11Д520 | ![]() |
NPO Energomash | Soyuz-5, Zenit-2M, -3SL, -3SLB, -3SLBF | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 337.2[44] 309.5 (SL) |
7,904,160 7,256,921 (SL) |
9,300 | 79.57 | 250 | |
RD-180 | ![]() |
NPO Energomash | Atlas V, III | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 338.4[45] 311.9 (SL) |
4,152,136 3,826,555 (SL) |
5,480 | 71.2 | 261.7 | 2.72 |
RD-181 | ![]() |
NPO Energomash | Antares 200 | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 339.2[46] 311.9 (SL) |
2,085,000 1,922,000 (SL) |
2,200 | 89 | 262.6 | |
RD-191 | ![]() |
NPO Energomash | Angara | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 337.5[47] 311.2 (SL) |
2,084,894 1,922,103 (SL) |
2,200 | 89.09 | 262.6 | |
RD-193 | ![]() |
NPO Energomash | Soyuz-2-1v | Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 337.5[48] 311.2 (SL) |
2,084,894 1,922,103 (SL) |
1,900 | 103.15 | ||
RD-276, 14Д14М |
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NPO Energomash | Proton-M | Active | 1st | N2O4 / UDMH | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 315.8[49] 288 (SL) |
1,831,882 1,671,053 (SL) |
1,120 | 171.2 | 168.5 | |
RD-8, 11D513 |
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Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Zenit | Active | 2nd vernier | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 342 | 78,450 | 356 | 77.47 | 2.4 | |
RD-801 | ![]() |
Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Mayak | Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 336 [50] 300.7 (SL) |
1,339,255 1,198,608 (SL) |
1,630 | 180 | 2.65 | |
RD-809K | ![]() |
Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Mayak | Development | Upper | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 352 [50] | 98,067 | 330 | 2.62 | ||
RD-810 | ![]() |
Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Mayak, Zenit | Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 335.5 [51] 299 (SL) |
2,104,890 1,876,149 (SL) |
2,800 | 180 | 2.65 | |
RD-843 | ![]() |
Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Vega | Active | upper | N2O4 / UDMH | Pressure-fed | 315.5 | 2,452 | 15.93 | 20.4 | 2.0 | |
RD-861K | ![]() |
Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Cyclone-4M | Development | 2nd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 330 [52] | 77,629 | 207 | 2.41 | ||
RD-870 | ![]() |
Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Cyclone-4M | Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 340 [53] 301.5 (SL) |
876,715 777,667 (SL) |
1,353 | 2.684 | ||
Reaver 1 | ![]() |
Firefly Aerospace | Alpha | Development | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Combustion tap-off | 295.6[20] | 184,000[20] | ||||
RL-10A-4-2[54] | ![]() |
Aerojet Rocketdyne | Atlas IIIB, V | Active | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Expander, closed | 451 | 99,195 | 168 | 60.27 | 42 | 5.5 |
RL-10B-2[54] | ![]() |
Aerojet Rocketdyne | Delta III, IV, SLS | Active | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Expander, closed | 465.5 | 110,093 | 301 | 37.27 | 44 | 5.88 |
RL-10C-1[54] | ![]() |
Aerojet Rocketdyne | Delta III, IV, SLS, Vulcan | Active | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Expander, closed | 450 | 101,820 | 191 | 54.5 | 44 | 5.5 |
RS-25 | ![]() |
Rocketdyne | Space Shuttle, SLS | Active | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Staged, fuel-rich | 452.3 366 (SL) |
2,279,000 1,860,000 (SL)[55] |
3,526 | 53.79 | 206.4 | |
RS-68A[d] | ![]() |
Rocketdyne | Delta IV, IV Heavy | Active | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 411[56] 362 (SL) |
3,558,577 3,135,996 (SL) |
6,686 | 54.31 | 109 | 5.97 |
Rutherford | ![]() ![]() |
Rocket Lab | Electron | Active | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Electric pump | 311 | 24,900 25,000 (SL) |
35[57] | 72.8 (SL) | ||
Rutherford Vacuum | ![]() ![]() |
Rocket Lab | Electron | Active | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Electric pump | 343 | 25,800[57] | ||||
S200 | ![]() |
SDSC | GSLV Mk III | Active | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 274.5[58] | 5,150,000[59][60][61] | 207,000 with fuel[58] |
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SCE-200 | ![]() |
LPSC | GSLV Mk III, ULV |
Development | Upper, main | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 335 299 (SL) |
2,030,000 1,820,000 (SL) |
2,700 | 180 | ||
SLS Solid Rocket Booster[e] | ![]() |
Orbital ATK | SLS | Development | Booster | PBAN | Solid fuel | 267 | 16,000,000 | 730,000 with fuel |
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SLV-1 | ![]() |
Godrej & Boyce | PSLV | Active | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 253[62] | 502,600 | 10,800 with fuel |
43 | ||
SRB-A3 | ![]() |
IHI Aerospace, JAXA |
H-IIA, H-IIB, Epsilon |
Active | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 283.6[63] | 2,305,000 2,150,000 (SL) |
76,600 with fuel |
111 | ||
TEPREL | ![]() |
PLD Space | Miura 1, 5 | Operational | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Pressure-fed | 32,000 (SL) | |||||
TQ-12[64] | ![]() |
Landspace | Development | 1st | CH4 / LOX | Gas generator | 284 | 667,000 (SL) | 101 | ||||
Vikas (rocket engine) | ![]() |
LPSC | PSLV, GSLV, GSLV Mk III | Active | 2nd, main, booster | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 262 | 680,500–804,500 600,500–756,500 (SL) |
53.0–58.5 | |||
Vinci | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 6 | Development | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Expander, closed | 467[65] | 180,000 | 280 | 65.60 | 61 | |
Vulcain 2 | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 5 | Active | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 429[66] 318 (SL)[67] |
1,359,000[66] 939,500 (SL)[67] |
1,800[66] | 77.04 | 117.3[66] | |
YF-21B | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 2E, 2F, 3 | Active | Booster, 1st | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 260.66 (SL)[68] | 740,400 (SL)[68] | ||||
YF-21C | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 2C, 2D, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4B, 4C | Active | 1st | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 260.7 (SL)[68] | 740,400 (SL)[68] | ||||
YF-25 | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 3B, 3C | Active | Booster | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 260.66 (SL)[68] | 740,400 (SL)[68] | ||||
YF-22B | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 2E, 2F | Active | 2nd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 298.0[68] | 738,400 | ||||
YF-22C | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 2C, 2D, 4B, 4C | Active | 2nd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 298.0[68] | 742,040 | ||||
YF-22D | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 3 | Active | 2nd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 298.0[68] | 741,400 | ||||
YF-22E | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 3A, 3B, 3C | Active | 2nd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 298.0[68] | 741,400 | ||||
YF-40 | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 4B, 4C | Active | 3rd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 303 | 103,000 | ||||
YF-50D | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 3B, 3C, 5, 7 | Active | Upper | N2O4 / UDMH | Pressure-fed | 315.5 | 6,500 | ||||
YF-73 | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 3 | Active | 3rd | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 420.0 | 44,150 | ||||
YF-75 | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 3A, 3B, 3C | Active | 3rd | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 438.0[68] | 83,585 | ||||
YF-75D | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 5 | Active | 2nd | LH2 / LOX | Expander, closed | 442.6 | 88,360 | 265 | 34 | 41 | 6.0 |
YF-77 | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 5 | Active | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 430.1 320.1 (SL) |
700,000 518,000 (SL) |
1,054 | 50 | 102 | 5.5 |
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AALPT | Long March 9 | Development | 3rd | LH2 / LOX | Expander, closed | 460.1 | 243,300 | 70 | 6.0 | |||
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AALPT | Long March 9 | Development | 2nd | LH2 / LOX | Staged, fuel-rich | 454.3 | 2,300,000 | 4,674 | 50 | 183 | 5.5 | |
YF-100 | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 7, 5 | Active | 1st | RP-1/ LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 335 300(SL) |
1,340,000 1,200,000 (SL) |
1,912 | 64 | 180 | 2.6 |
YF-115 | ![]() |
AALPT | Long March 6, 7 | Active | 2nd | RP-1/ LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 341.5 | 176,500 | 120 | 2.5 | ||
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AALPT | Long March 9 | Development | 1st | RP-1/ LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 309 | 4,800,000 | 6,118 | 80 | 220 | ||
Zefiro 9A | ![]() |
Avio | Vega | Active | 3rd | HTPB | Solid fuel | 295.2[69] | 314,000[69] | 11,400 with fuel | 75 | ||
Zefiro 23 | ![]() |
Avio | Vega | Active | 2nd | HTPB | Solid fuel | 287.5[70] | 1,122,000[70] | 25,935 with fuel | 94 | ||
Zefiro 40 | ![]() |
Avio | Vega | Active | 3rd | HTPB | Solid fuel | 293.5[71] | 1,304,000[71] | 39,206 with fuel | 115 | ||
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Astra Space | Rocket 3.0[72] | Active | 1st | RP-1/LOX[73] | Electric pump | 27,000[74] | ||||||
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Astra Space | Rocket 3.0[75] | Active | 2nd | RP-1/LOX[73] | Electric pump |
Retired and canceled rocket engines[]
Engine | Origin | Designer | Vehicle | Use | Propellant | Power cycle | Specific impulse (s)[a] | Thrust (N)[a] | Mass (kg) | Thrust:weight ratio[f] | Chamber pressure (bar) | Oxidiser:fuel ratio |
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Aerojet M-1 | ![]() |
Aerojet | Nova ? | 1st, 2nd? | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 428 (SL) | 6,670,000 | 9,068 | 60 | ? | |
Aestus | ![]() |
Airbus Defence and Space | Ariane 5 G, G+, ES | Upper | N2O4 / MMH | Pressure-fed | 324[76] | 30,000 | 111 | 27.6 | 11 | 1.9 |
Aestus II | ![]() |
Airbus Defence and Space | Ariane 5 | Upper | N2O4 / MMH | Gas generator | 340[77] | 55,400 | 138 | 41.0 | 60 | 1.9 |
AJ-260-2 | ![]() |
Aerojet | S-I stage replacement (proposed) | 1st | PBAN | Solid fuel | 263 s | 26,183,755 | 831,345, with fuel | |||
F-1[g] | ![]() |
Rocketdyne | Saturn V | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 304 263 (SL) |
7,770,000 6,770,000 (SL) |
8,391 | 82.27 | 70 | 2.27 |
F-1A[h][78] | ![]() |
Rocketdyne | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 303 270 (SL) |
8,989,000 8,007,000 (SL) |
9,015 | 90.6 | 80 | 2.27 | |
Gamma 2 | ![]() |
Bristol Siddeley | Black Arrow | 2nd | RP-1 / H2O2 | Staged, decomposition and combustion | 265[79] | 68,200 | 173 | 40.22 | 8 | |
Gamma 8 | ![]() |
Bristol Siddeley | Black Arrow | 1st | RP-1 / H2O2 | Staged, decomposition and combustion | 265[80] | 234,800 | 342 | 70.01 | 47.40 | 8 |
HM-7A | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 1 | 3rd | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 443[81] 308 (SL) |
61,700 | 149 | 42.2 | 30 | 5 |
J-2 | ![]() |
Rocketdyne | Saturn V, IB | 2nd, 3rd | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 421[82] 200 (SL) |
1,033,100 486,200 (SL) |
1,438 | 73.18 | 30 | 5.5 |
J-2X | ![]() |
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne | SLS (proposed) | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 448[83] | 1,310,000 | 2,470 | 58.41 | 95 | 5.5–4.5 |
Kestrel | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 1 | Upper | RP-1 / LOX | Pressure fed | 317 | 31,000 | 52 | 65 | 9.3 | |
LE-5 | ![]() |
Mitsubishi, NASDA | H-I | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 450[84] | 103,000 | 245 | 42.87 | 36.0 | 5.5 |
LE-5A | ![]() |
Mitsubishi, NASDA | H-II | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Expander, open | 452[85] | 121,500 | 242 | 51.19 | 40.0 | 5 |
LE-7 | ![]() |
Mitsubishi, NASDA | H-II | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Staged combustion | 446[86] | 1,078,000 843,500 (SL) |
1,714 | 64.13 | 127 | 5.9 |
Merlin 1D | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 9 v1.1 | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 311[87] 282 (SL)[87] |
723,000 | 470 | 158 | 97 | 2.34 |
Merlin Vacuum 1C | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 1, 9 | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Gas generator | 336[88] | 413,644[88] | 92 | |||
RD-0120 11Д122 |
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KBKhA | Energia | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Staged, fuel-rich | 455[89] | 1,962,000 1,526,000 (SL) |
3,450 | 57.80 | 219 | |
RD-56 (KVD-1) 11Д56У |
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KBKhM | GSLV Mk I | Upper | LH2 / LOX | Staged, fuel-rich | 462[90] | 69,626 | 282 | 25.17 | 55.9 | |
RD-117 11Д511 |
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NPO Energomash | Soyuz-U | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, decomposition and combustion | 316[91] 253 (SL) |
978,000 778,648 (SL) |
1,100 | 72.18 | 54.2 | |
RD-118 11Д512 |
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NPO Energomash | Soyuz-U | 2nd | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, decomposition and combustion | 314[91] 257 (SL) |
1,000,278 818,855 (SL) |
1,100 | 75.91 | 59.7 | |
RD-170[i]11Д521[92] | ![]() |
NPO Energomash | Energia | 1st | RP-1 / LOX | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 337.2 309.5 (SL) |
7,904,160 7,256,921 (SL) |
9,300 | 79.57 | 250 | |
RD-264 11Д119 |
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NPO Energomash | Dnepr | 1st | N2O4 / UDMH | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 318[93] 293 (SL) |
4,521,000 | 3,600 | 128.15 | 206 | |
RD-275 14Д14 |
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NPO Energomash | Proton-M | 1st | N2O4 / UDMH | Staged, oxidizer-rich | 316[94] 287 (SL) |
1,831,882 1,671,053 (SL) |
1,070 | 171.2 | 160.0 | |
RD-854 8D612 |
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Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | R-36ORB | 3rd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | ||||||
RD-855 8D68M |
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Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Tsyklon-2, -3, R-36 | 1st vernier | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 328,000 | 320 | 65.70 | 1.97 | ||
RD-856 8D69M |
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Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Tsyklon-2, -3 (-4), R-36 | 2nd vernier | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 54,230 | 112.5 | 71.60 | 1.98 | ||
RD-861 11D25 |
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Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | Tsyklon-2, -3 | 3rd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 78,710 | 123 | 88.8 | 2.1 | ||
RD-864 15D177 |
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Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | R-36 (missile), Dnipro | 3rd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 298–309 | 8,450–20,200 | 199 | 17–41 | 1.8 | |
RD-869 15D300 |
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Pivdenne/Pivdenmash | R-36M | 3rd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 302.3–313 | 8,580–20,470 | 196 | 17–41 | 1.8 | |
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster[j] | ![]() |
Thiokol | Space Shuttle, Ares I | Booster | PBAN / APCP | Solid fuel | 268 | 14,000,000 12,500,000 (SL) |
590,000 with fuel |
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SRB-A | ![]() |
IHI Aerospace, JAXA | H-IIA | Booster | HTPB | Solid fuel | 280[95] | 2,250,000 | 76,400 with fuel | |||
UA1207 | ![]() |
United Technologies | Titan IV | Booster | PBAN | Solid fuel | 272[96] 245 (SL) |
7,116,000 6,410,400 (SL) |
319,330 with fuel |
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Viking 2 | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 1 | 1st | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 690,000 611,200 (SL) |
776 | 90.67 | |||
Viking 2B | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 2, 3 | 1st | N2O4 / UH 25 | Gas generator | 643,000 (SL) | 776 | 84.5 | |||
Viking 4 | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 1 | 2nd | N2O4 / UDMH | Gas generator | 713,000 | 826 | 88 | |||
Viking 4B | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 2, 3, 4 | 2nd | N2O4 / UH 25 | Gas generator | 800,000 | 826 | 98.76 | |||
Viking 5C | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 4 | 1st | N2O4 / UH 25 | Gas generator | 758,000 678,000 (SL) |
826 | 93.57 | |||
Viking 6 | ![]() |
Snecma | Ariane 4 | Booster | N2O4 / UH 25 | Gas generator | 750,000 | 826 | 92.59 | |||
Vulcain HM-60 |
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Snecma | Ariane 5 | 1st | LH2 / LOX | Gas generator | 439[97] 326 (SL)[98] |
1,113,000[97] 773,200 (SL)[98] |
1,300[98] | 84.38 | 109[97] | |
Waxwing | ![]() |
Bristol Aerojet | Black Arrow | Upper | Solid fuel | 278[99] 245 (SL) |
29,400 25,900 (SL) |
87 | 34.48 |
See also[]
- Comparison of orbital launch systems
- Comparison of orbital launchers families
- Comparison of orbital spacecraft
- Comparison of space station cargo vehicles
- Comparison of solid-fuelled orbital launch systems
- List of space launch system designs
- List of orbital launch systems
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d At sea level if denoted SL, in vacuum otherwise
- ^ Weight is calculated at standard gravity.
- ^ Most powerful multi-chamber rocket engine in the world
- ^ Most powerful hydrogen-fueled engine in the world
- ^ Largest, most powerful solid-fuel rocket motor ever built
- ^ Weight is calculated at standard gravity.
- ^ Most powerful single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever developed
- ^ Tested but never flown
- ^ World's most powerful liquid fueled rocket engine
- ^ Largest solid-fuel rocket motor ever flown, and the first to be used for primary propulsion on human spaceflight missions
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