RD-0126
RD-0126
Russian rocket engine
The RD-0126 "Yastreb" (РД-0126 «Ястреб») was a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, developed by KBKhA Kosberg in Voronezh, Russia. The RD-0126 variant had a conventional de Laval nozzle, while the RD-0126E (РД-0126Э) was designed and constructed with an expansion-deflection nozzle. Both variants were designed to produce 39.2 kN (8,812.5 lbf) of thrust.
The expansion-deflection nozzle of the RD-0126E was designed to increase the efficiency of an expander cycle by maximising heat transfer to the fuel that drove the engine's turbopumps, while also allowing for a greater expansion ratio for a certain length of nozzle. In 1998, the RD-0126E underwent hot-fire testing. The engine was proposed as the upper-stage engine for an upgrade of the Soyuz-2.1 launch vehicle, named Onega. All work ceased on the RD-0126 in 2002.