TQ-12
Country of origin | China |
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Manufacturer | Landspace |
Status | Under development |
Liquid-fuel engine | |
Propellant | Liquid oxygen / Liquefied natural gas |
Configuration | |
Nozzle ratio | 45 |
Performance | |
Thrust, vacuum | 800 kilonewtons (180,000 lbf) |
Thrust, sea-level | 670 kilonewtons (150,000 lbf) |
Chamber pressure | 10.1 MPa (1,460 psi) |
Specific impulse, vacuum | 337s |
Dimensions | |
Measurement | 3.9m |
Diameter | 1.5m |
Used in | |
ZQ-2 | |
References | |
Notes | [1] |
The TQ-12 (Chinese: ���鹊-12; pinyin: Tiānquè-12, lit. Sky Lark 12) is an gas-generator cycle rocket engine burning liquid methane and liquid oxygen under development by Landspace.[2] TQ-12 is the first Chinese liquid rocket engine developed with private funding.[3] The engine has been designed to produce 670 kilonewtons (150,000 lbf) of thrust at sea level.[4]
A TQ-12 engine during a hot firing test on May 14, 2020
References[]
- ^ "TQ-12 Engine". Landspace. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Jones, Andrew (16 May 2019). "Landspace assembles methalox engine, signs international agreements". SpaceNews. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "LandSpace Technology Obtains More Millions for Rocket Development". Satnews Daily. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Chen, Lan; Myrrhe, Jacqueline. "The Space Review: Will LandSpace be China's SpaceX?". www.thespacereview.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
Categories:
- Rocket engines of China
- Rocket engines using methane propellant
- Rocket engines using the gas-generator cycle
- Rocketry stubs