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Rocket Engine Specifications
Section 4.3.9.1.
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TRW Rocket Engines

Credits for providing information to Jim Glass
Boeing North American and Jane's Space

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    TRW Space & Electronics Group

    TRW SPACE & ELECTRONICS GROUP
    One Space Park
    Redondo Beach, California
    90278-1001
    Tel: (310) 535-4321
    Fax: (310) 812-7111

    ESEX Arcjet

    Dry Massunknown
    Fuelammonia at 0.25mg/sec steady state
    Isp800 sec
    Design Life1500 hours and 400 on/off cycles

    Dual Mode-Liquid Apogee Engine

    First FlightApril 1991
    Number Flown6
    Dry Mass4.8 kg
    Length56.05 cm
    Maximum Diameter30.15 cm
    Mountingfixed
    Engine Cyclepressure-fed at 15 atm
    OxidizerMON 3-flow rate at 0.076 kg/sec
    Fuelhigh purity hydrazine-flow rate at 0.071 kg/sec
    O/F Ratio1.070:1
    Thrust454N in vacuum
    Isp314.5 sec in vacuum
    Expansion Ratio204:1
    Cooling Methodradiation
    Chamber Pressure7.0 atm
    Ignitionhypergolic with initiation at 28 V electrical to an on/off bi-propellant torque motor valve
    Burn Time24,000 sec total, with a 3600 sec maximum single burn

    OMV Variable Thrust Engine

    Dry Mass6.8 kg
    Length70.05 cm
    Maximum Diameter27.13 cm
    Mountingfixed
    Engine Cyclepressure fed
    Oxidizerdi-nitrogen tetraoxide at 0.119 kg/sec during maximum thrust
    FuelMMH at 0.0745 kg/sec during maximum thrust
    O/F Ratio1.64
    Thrust57.8-578 N in vacuum, with a throttle range ratio of 10:1
    Isp280-308 sec in vacuum
    Expansion Ratio125:1
    Cooling Methodradiative cooling
    Chamber Pressure0.75-6.8 atm
    Ignitionhypergolic
    Burn Time28 hours total with a 2800 sec maximum sungle burn

    Mono-propellant Hydrazine Thrusters

    MRE-5/Compton Observatory

    Applicationsmissions requiring duty cycle flexibility
    First Flight1991
    Number Produced22
    Mass1.13 kg
    Length21 cm
    Engine Cycledecomposition of hydrazine over heated shell catalyst
    Thrust12-24.5 N in vacuum
    Isp232-240 sec in vacuum at steady state conditions
    Inlet Pressure6.8-31.6 atm
    Burn Time0.050 sec up to several hours
    Minimum Firing Bit0.025 sec
    Total Cycles50,000
    Random Vibration21 g rms

    MRE-15/OMV

    Mass1.13 kg
    Length26.9 cm
    Engine Cycledecomposition of hydrazine over heated shell catalyst
    Thrust44.5-89 N in vacuum
    Isp225 sec in vacuum at steady state conditions
    Inlet Pressure12-27 atm
    Burn Time0.020 sec
    Total Cycles100,000

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