AJ10
Hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with RL10.
The AJ10 is a hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne (previously Aerojet). It has been used to propel the upper stages of several launch vehicles, including the Delta II and Titan III. Variants were and are used as the service propulsion engine for the Apollo command and service module, in the Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System, and on the European Service Module – part of NASA's Orion spacecraft.
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Country of origin | United States |
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Date | 1957–present |
Manufacturer | Aerojet, Aerojet Rocketdyne |
Application | Upper stage/spacecraft propulsion |
Status | In use |
Liquid-fuel engine | |
Propellant | N 2O 4 / Aerozine 50 |
Cycle | Pressure-fed engine |
Configuration | |
Chamber | 1 |
Performance | |
Thrust, vacuum | 43.7 kN |
Chamber pressure | 7–9 bars (700–900 kPa)[1] |
Specific impulse, vacuum | from 270 seconds (2.6 km/s) on AJ10-101[2] to 319 seconds (3.13 km/s) on AJ10-118K [3] |
Dimensions | |
Diameter | 0.84 m |
Dry weight | 90–100 kg |
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