RD-0243

RD-0243

RD-0243

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The RD-0243 is a propulsion module composed of an RD-0244 main engine and a RD-0245 vernier engine. Both are liquid rocket engine, burning N2O4 and UDMH. The RD-0244 main engine operates in the oxidizer rich staged combustion cycle, while the vernier RD-0245 uses the simpler gas generator cycle. Since volume is at a premium on submarine launches, this module is submerged on the propellant tank.[3] Its development period was from 1977 to 1985, having had its first launch on December 27, 1981. Originally developed for the RSM-54, it was used later for the Shtil'.[1]

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    "RD-0243, RD-0244, RD-0245. Sea-based missile RSM-54". KBKhA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
  2. [2]
    "RD-0244". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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    "RD-0243". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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    "RD-0245". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
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