BC73-60
High-Performance, Dual-Thrust-Mode, Bi-Propellant Rocket Engine
Engine Configuration
- Annular Bell-Nozzle Booster
- Center Bell-Nozzle Sustainer (Throttleable)
Storable Propellants
- IRFNA (Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid)
- UDMH (Unsymmetrical Di Methyl Hydrazine)
Thrust Class
- Boost Phase: 50,000-Pound Class
- Sustainer Phase 5,000-Pound Class
Zero Field Maintenance Design
Versatility with Simplicity
- Squib activated boost termination control
- Fuel Injection pulse thrust vector control
- Fully throttleable sustainer
Rugged Low-Cost Construction
- Cast aluminum injector
- Forged Steel thrust chamber body
- Ablative liner