A new production site of the company "Proton-PM" (part of Roscosmos) has opened in Perm. It will produce RD-191 rocket engines for Angara launch vehicles.
The building with an area of more than 44 thousand square meters houses four workshops: electroplating, mechanical, mechanical assembly and assembly. 630 units of technological equipment have been installed on the site.
«Протон-ПМ» is one of the largest enterprises in the country, producing engines for the first stages of space rockets, including the Angara-A5.
Characteristics of the RD-191 rocket engine:
- Thrust at sea level — 196 tf
- Thrust in vacuum — 212.6 tf;
- Specific impulse at sea level — 311.5 s
- Specific impulse in vacuum — 337.4 s
- Thrust throttling range: 27—105 %
- Fuel components: liquid oxygen and kerosene
- Dry weight — about 2.2 tons
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