Comparison of orbital rocket engines 1

Comparison of orbital rocket enginesThis page exposes the list of orbital rocket engines (list is not full!).Legend for below table:   [under development] — [retired,canceled] — [operational,inactive]

Engine Origin Manufacturer Vehicle Stage Propellant Specific impulse, vac.

(s)

Vacuum thrust (N) Mass (kg) Thrust-to-weight ratio Chamber pressure

(bar)

Status Engine

Vulcain HM-60  Europe Aérospatiale Ariane 5 1st LH2/LOX 431 1,075,000 1,300Wikipedia:Citation

needed

84.318Wikipedia:Citation

needed

102Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Retired Vulcain

Vulcain 2  Europe Aérospatiale Ariane 5 1st LH2/LOX 429 1,359,000 1,80081.04?

[1] Operational Vulcain 2

P230  Europe Societe

Nationale des

Poudres et

Explosifs(SNPE)

Ariane 5 Booster HTPB(68/18) 286 6,472,300 268,000 with

fuelWikipedia:Citation

needed

Operational P230

HM7B  Europe Snecma Ariane 5

ECA

Upper LH2/LOX 446 64,800 16540.05?

[2] 37 Operational HM7B

RD-180  Russia NPO

Energomash

Atlas V 1st RP-1/LOX 338 4,150,000 5,480 78.44 266.8 Operational RD-180

RD-191  Russia NPO

Energomash

Angara 1st RP-1/LOX 2,20096.9?

[3] 263.4 Inactive RD-191

NK-33-1

(AJ26-58)

11Д111

 Soviet

Union

Kuznetsov

Design Bureau

Aerojet

Antares

Soyuz-2.1v

1st RP-1/LOX 331 1,638,000 1,222 136.8 145 Operational NK-33-1

(AJ26-58)

Gamma 8  UK Bristol Siddeley Black

Arrow

1st H2O2/Kerosene 265 234,800 342 70.01 47.40 Retired Gamma 8

Gamma 2  UK Bristol Siddeley Black

Arrow

2nd H2O2/Kerosene 265 68,200 173 40.22 Retired Gamma 2

Waxwing  UK Bristol Aerojet Black

Arrow

Upper Solid 278 29,400 87 Retired Waxwing

Merlin 1C  United

States

SpaceX Falcon 9

Falcon 1

1/2 RP-1/LOX 304.8 480,000 630 96 67.7 Retired Merlin 1C

Merlin 1D

Highest

thrust-to-weight

ratio of any

Earth-launchable

rocket engine

 United

States

SpaceX Falcon 9

Falcon

Heavy

1/2 RP-1/LOX 310 720,000490?

[4] 150 97 Operational Merlin 1D

Raptor  United

States

SpaceX 1st Methane/LOX 363 4,500,000 Development Raptor

RD-171M Most

powerful

liquid-fuel

rocket engine in

the world

 Russia NPO

Energomash

Zenit-3SL

(Sea

Launch)

Zenit-3SLB

(Land

Launch)

1st RP-1/LOX 337.2 7,904,000 9,300 86.6 Operational RD-171M

RD-107A

14Д22

 Russia NPO

Energomash

Soyuz-FG

Soyuz-2

1st RP-1/LOX 320.2 1,020,240 1,156 61.2 Operational RD-107A

RD-108A

14Д21

 Russia NPO

Energomash

Soyuz-FG

Soyuz-2

2nd RP-1/LOX 320.6 922,140 1,151 55.5 Operational RD-108A

Comparison of orbital rocket engines 2

RD-117

11Д511

 Soviet

Union

NPO

Energomash

Soyuz-U 1st RP-1/LOX 315.8 978,000 1,250 53.2 Operational RD-117

RD-118

11Д512

 Soviet

Union

NPO

Energomash

Soyuz-U 2nd RP-1/LOX 314.5 999,639 1,155 58.6Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Operational RD-118

LE-5  Japan Mitsubishi

Heavy

Industries

NASDA

H-I Upper LH2/LOX 450Wikipedia:Citation

needed

102,900Wikipedia:Citation

needed

255 36.5Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Retired LE-5

LE-5A  Japan Mitsubishi

Heavy

Industries

NASDA

H-II Upper LH2/LOX 452Wikipedia:Citation

needed

121,500Wikipedia:Citation

needed

248 39.8Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Retired LE-5A

LE-5B  Japan Mitsubishi

Heavy

Industries

JAXA

H-IIA

H-IIB

Upper LH2/LOX 447Wikipedia:Citation

needed

137,200Wikipedia:Citation

needed

28549.1?

[5] 35.8Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Operational LE-5B

LE-7  Japan Mitsubishi

Heavy

Industries

NASDA

H-II 1st LH2/LOX 446Wikipedia:Citation

needed

1,078,000Wikipedia:Citation

needed

1,714 64.13Wikipedia:Citation

needed

127Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Retired LE-7

LE-7A  Japan Mitsubishi

Heavy

Industries

JAXA

H-IIA

H-IIB

1st LH2/LOX 440Wikipedia:Citation

needed

1,098,000Wikipedia:Citation

needed

1,800 65.9 120Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Operational LE-7A

SRB-A  Japan IHI Aerospace

JAXA

H-IIA

H-IIB

Booster Solid 280 (SRB-A)

284 (SRB-A3 version

H-IIA

F18)Wikipedia:Citation

needed

2,260,000 (SRB-A)

2,500,000 (SRB-A3 version

H-IIA

F18)Wikipedia:Citation

needed

71,800 with

fuelWikipedia:Citation

needed

Operational SRB-A

RS-68 Most

powerful

hydrogen-fueled

engine in the

world

 United

States

Pratt & Whitney

Rocketdyne

Delta IV

Delta IV

Heavy

1st LH2/LOX 6,600 51.2Wikipedia:Citation

needed

97Wikipedia:Citation

needed

Operational RS-68

Atlas V SRB  United

States

Aerojet Atlas V Booster Solid 40,824 with

fuelWikipedia:Citation

needed

Operational Atlas V

SRB

F-1 Most

powerful

single-chamber

liquid-fueled

rocket engine

ever developed

 United

States

Rocketdyne Saturn V 1st RP-1/LOX 263 6,770,000 8,39182.27?

[6] 70 Retired F-1

RS-25 - SSME  United

States

Pratt & Whitney

Rocketdyne

Space

Shuttle

1st LH2/LOX 452.3 2,279,000 3,52665.91?

[7] 206.4 Inactive

since

STS-135

RS-25

Comparison of orbital rocket engines 3

Space Shuttle

Solid Rocket

Booster Largest

solid-fuel

rocket motor

ever flown, and

the first to be

used for

primary

propulsion on

human

spaceflight

missions

 United

States

Thiokol Space

Shuttle

Ares I

Booster APCP 268 14,000,000 590,000

with fuel

Inactive

since

STS-135

Space

Shuttle

Solid

Rocket

Booster

J-2  United

States

Rocketdyne Saturn V

Saturn IB

1st LH2/LOX 421 1,033,100 1,438 73.18 30 Retired J-2

J-2X  United

States

Pratt & Whitney

Rocketdyne

Space

Launch

System

Upper LH2/LOX 448 1,310,000 2,43054.97?

[8] 30 Development J-2X

RL-10B-2  United

States

Pratt & Whitney

Rocketdyne

Delta III

Delta IV

Upper LH2/LOX 462 109,890 277 41 44 Operational RL-10B-2

RL-10A-4-2  United

States

Pratt & Whitney

Rocketdyne

Atlas V Upper LH2/LOX 451 99,100 167 59 39 Operational RL-10A-4-2

NSTAR First

ever ion engine

used as a main

engine on an

operational

science

spacecraft

 United

States

Hughes Electron

Dynamics

Boeing

Deep

Space 1

Dawn

Ion thruster Xenon 3,100 @2.3 kW 0.0920 @2.3 kW 8.2 Operational NSTAR

HiPEP Most

powerful inert

gas ion thruster

ever built

 United

States

NASA Jupiter Icy

Moons

Orbiter

Ion thruster Xenon 9,620 @39.3 kW 0.670 @39.3 kW Canceled HiPEP

NEXT  United

States

NASA Ion thruster Xenon 4,100 @6.9 kW 0.236 @6.9 kW Development NEXT

VASIMR  United

States

Ad Astra Rocket

Company

Electro-magnetic

thruster

Argon 5,000 @200 kW 5? @200 kW Development VASIMR

PPS-1350  Russia

 Europe

OKB Fakel

Snecma

SMART-1 Hall thruster Xenon 1,650 @1.5 kW 0.088 @1.5 kW 5.30.0017?

[9] Operational PPS-1350

SPT-100  Russia OKB Fakel LS-1300

satellites

Hall thruster Xenon 1,500 @1.35 kW 0.083 @1.35 kW 3.50.0024?

[10] Operational SPT-100

Boeing 601HP

First ever ion

engine used as

a main engine

on an

operational

commercial

satellite

(PAS-5)

 United

States

Boeing Boeing

601HP

satellites

Ion thruster Xenon 2,568 @0.5 kW 0.018 @0.5 kW Operational Boeing

601HP

Boeing 702  United

States

Boeing Boeing 702

satellites

Ion thruster Xenon 3,800 @4.5 kW 0.165 @4.5 kW Operational Boeing 702

Comparison of orbital rocket engines 4

KVD-1

11Д56У

 Russia KBKhM GSLV Mk

I

Upper LH2/LOX 462 69,626 282 25.17 55.9 Inactive KVD-1

CE-7.5  India ISRO GSLV Mk

II

Upper LH2/LOX 454 73,550 44516.85?

[11] 58 Operational CE-7.5

PSLV-1  India ISRO PSLV 1st HTPB 269 4,860,000 160,200 58 Operational PSLV-1

SLV-1  India ISRO PSLV Booster HTPB 253 502,600 10,800 43 Operational SLV-1

RD-264

11Д119

 Soviet

Union

NPO

Energomash

Dnepr-1 1st N2O

4/UDMH 318 4,521,000 3,600

128?[12] 206 Operational RD-264

RD-276

14Д14М

 Russia NPO

Energomash

Proton-M 1st N2O

4/UDMH 316 1,830,000 1,260

148?[13] 169 Operational RD-276

RD-0120

11Д122

 Soviet

Union

KBKhA Energia 1st LH2/LOX 455 1,962,000 3,450 57.80 219 Retired RD-0120

RD-193  Russia NPO

Energomash

Soyuz-2.1v 1st RP-1/LOX 2,090,000 1,900112?

[14] Development RD-193

Aestus  Europe Airbus Defence

and Space

Ariane 5

ES

Upper N2O4/MMH 324 30,000 11127.6?

[15] 11 Operational Aestus

Aestus II  Europe Airbus Defence

and Space

Upper N2O4/MMH 340 55,400 13840.9?

[16] 60 Development Aestus II

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