RD-117

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RD-117
Liquid-fuel engine
Country of origin	Russia
Date	2001
Designer	KBKhA Design Bureau
Manufacturer	TsSKB Progress
Application	Upper stage booster
Status	In use

Propellant	LOX / RP-1
Cycle	Gas-generator
Performance
Thrust (vac.)	1021.10 kN (229,552 lbf)
I_sp (vac.)	310 sec
I_sp (SL)	264 sec
Burn time	130 sec
Dimensions
Length	1.58 m
Diameter	2.4 m
Dry weight	^[1]

The RD-117 is a rocket engine burning liquid oxygen and kerosene in a curious combustion cycle. An update of the RD-107, the RD-117 engines are used on the Soyuz-U.

Design [edit]

The engine is an updated version of the RD-107, mainly so it uses all Russian components.

History [edit]

The inaugural flight of a launch vehicle using an RD-117 engine took place in 2001.

References [edit]

^ "The RD-117".

Flown rocket engines and rocket motors

Cryogenic

(LH₂/LOX)

US	J-2 RL10 RL60 RS-68 RS-25 (SSME)

EU	HM7B Vinci Vulcain

Russia	RD-0120 RD-0146

Japan	LE-5 * LE-5A * LE-5B LE-7 * LE-7A

India	CE-15 CE-20

China	YF-50t YF-73 YF-75 YF-77

Semi-cryogenic

(RP-1/LOX)

US	F-1 H-1 Kestrel Merlin 1A Merlin 1C RS-27A

EU	RZ2

Russia	NK-33 RD-0124 RD-107 RD-117 RD-120 RD-170 RD-180 RD-191 RD-58 RD-8

China	YF-100 YF-120t

Aerozine 50/N₂O₄	AJ-10 LMDE TR-201 LMAE RS-18 LR-87

UH 25/N₂O₄	Viking

UDMH/N₂O₄	RD-253 RD-270 Vikas engine

MMH/N₂O₄	Draco

RP-1/H₂O₂	Gamma Stentor

other	Dushkin S-155 Walter HWK 109-509

Solid fuel

Russian and former Soviet military designation sequences for radar, missile and rocket systems

Radars

Land based radar systems	P-3 P-8 P-10 P-12 P-14 P-15 P-18 P-19 P-20 P-30 P-35 P-40 P-70 P-80 P-100

Ship-borne radar systems

Airborne radar systems	N001 N002 N006 N008 N005/RP-25 N007/RP-31 N010 N011 N012 N014 N019/RP-29 N025 N035 N050

Missiles

ICBM	GR-1 R-2 R-7 R-9 R-12 R-13 R-16 RS-16 RS-24 RSS-40 R-26 R-36 R-36M R-46 RT-2 RT-2PM RT-2PM2 RT-20 RT-21 RT-23 UR-100 UR-100MR UR-100N UR-200

Tactical Surface to Surface	9K720 R-1 R-2 R-5 R-11 R-11A R-12 R-14 RT-15 R-17 RT-23 RT-25 TR-1 OTR-21 OTR-23 P-1000

Sub-surface to Surface	P-5 P-20M/P-70 R-15 R-17 R-21 R-27 R-29 R-39 R-81 RSM-56

Surface to Surface (Naval)	P-1 P-15 P-120 P-270 P-500K P-500B P-700 P-750 P-800

Air to surface	KSR-5 RKV-500A / RK-55 KS-1 K-10S H-11 H-15 H-20 H-22 H-23 H-25 H-25MP H-26 H-28 H-29 H-31 H-35 H-58 H-55 H-59 H-59M KH-90 P-750 9M114V 3M25A

Air to air	R-3 R-4 R-8 R-23 R-27 R-33 R-37 R-40 R-60 R-73 R-77 R-172

Anti-Tank	R-103

Unguided Rockets

Air launched Rockets	RP-1 RP-5 RP-6 RP-9 RP-15 RP-21 RS-82

Surface launched rockets

Engines

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