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Rocketdyne S-3D

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S-3D
Country of originUSA
ManufacturerRocketdyne
ApplicationBooster
SuccessorH-1
StatusRetired
Liquid-fuel engine
PropellantLOX / RP-1
CycleGas Generator
Configuration
Chamber1
Performance
Thrust, sea-level134908 lbf (600.1 kN)
Specific impulse, sea-level247 seconds (2.42 km/s)
Used in
PGM-19 Jupiter, PGM-17 Thor

The Rocketdyne S-3D was an American liquid fueled rocket engine produced between 1956 and 1961 for use on the PGM-19 Jupiter and PGM-17 Thor missiles, and the Juno II rocket.[1][2] Its design was later used as the basis for the H-1 rocket engine.

References

  1. ^ "S-3D". Encyclopedia Astronautica.
  2. ^ "Jupiter". Encyclopedia Astronautica.