RD-801
The RD-801 is a Ukrainian liquid propellant rocket engine burning LOX and Kerosene in a staged combustion cycle. It has a single combustion chamber that provides thrust vector control by gimbaling of the nozzle in two axis by +/- 6°. It is being designed in Ukraine by Yuzhnoye Design Bureau for the prospective first stage propulsion of the Mayak rocket family.
The RD-801 as well as the RD-810 are being designed based on the work of the RD-8 vernier and the maintenance and improvement of the RD-120 engines. The RD-801 can be used stand alone on a Mayak or in a cluster.Versions
The designers have proposed three versions of this engine:
- RD-801 : This is the basic module with no TVC.
- RD-801 : This is a version which includes a TVC by gimbaling of the nozzle in two axis by +/- 6°.
- RD-801V : High altitude of the rocket engine with extended nozzle.
