RD-0236 (РД-0236) | |
Country Of Origin: | USSR |
First Date: | 1973-04-09 |
Designer: | OKB-154 |
Purpose: | Vernier engine |
Associated: | UR-100N, Rokot and Strela |
Status: | Out of Production |
Type: | liquid |
Oxidiser: | N2O4 |
Fuel: | UDMH |
Cycle: | Gas Generator |
Combustion Chamber: | 4 |
Thrust: | 15.76kN |
Specific Impulse Vacuum: | 293isp |
Used In: | UR-100N second stage |
The RD-0236 (GRAU Index 15D114) is a liquid rocket vernier engine, burning N2O4 and UDMH in the gas generator cycle. It is used along the RD-0235 main engine on the UTTKh second stage, which was featured in the UR-100N ICBM as well as the Strela and Rokot launch vehicles derived from it. Its function is to supply thrust vector control by gimbaling each of its four nozzles in a plane. While the engine is out of production, the ICBM as well as Strela remain operational as of 2015. The Rokot launch vehicle conducted its final launch before retirement in December 2019.[1]