RD-0237 (РД-0237) | |
Country Of Origin: | USSR |
First Date: | 1973-04-09 |
Designer: | OKB-154 |
Purpose: | gimbaling engine |
Associated: | UR-100N and Strela |
Predecessor: | RD-0225 |
Status: | Out of Production |
Type: | liquid |
Oxidiser: | N2O4 |
Fuel: | UDMH |
Cycle: | Pressure-Fed |
Combustion Chamber: | 1 |
Thrust: | 4.9kN |
Specific Impulse Vacuum: | 200isp |
Gimbal: | +/- 45° |
Used In: | UR-100N MIRV vehicle |
The RD-0237 (GRAU Index 15D114) is a pressure-fed liquid rocket vernier engine, burning N2O4 and UDMH. It is used on the UR-100UTTKh MIRV vehicle to supply thrust vector control by gimbaling of its nozzle. While the engine is out of production, the ICBM and Strela remain operational as of 2015.