N2O4/MMH propellant rocket stage. Loaded/empty mass 12,750/2,750 kg. Thrust 27.40 kN. Vacuum specific impulse 324 seconds. 250 kg additional propellant compared to Ariane 5G version.
Status: In development.
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Gross mass: 12,750 kg (28,100 lb).
Unfuelled mass: 2,750 kg (6,060 lb).
Height: 3.36 m (11.02 ft).
Diameter: 3.96 m (12.99 ft).
Span: 5.46 m (17.91 ft).
Thrust: 27.40 kN (6,160 lbf).
Specific impulse: 324 s.
Burn time: 1,100 s.
Number: 9 .
Aestus Friedrichshafen N2O4/MMH rocket engine. 29 kN. In production. Isp=324s. Upper stage engine for Ariane 5 developed 1988 - 1995. Original version could not be restarted; version for EPS L10 stage for Ariane 5V allowed multiple restarts. First flight 1996. More...
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N2O4/MMH Nitrogen tetroxide became the storable liquid propellant of choice from the late 1950's. Monomethylhydrazine (CH3NHNH2) is a storable liquid fuel that found favour in the United States for use in orbital spacecraft engines. Its advantages in comparison to UDMH are higher density and slightly higher performance. More...
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