Country of origin | USSR |
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First flight | 1973-04-09 |
Designer | OKB-154 |
Application | gimbaling engine |
Associated L/V | UR-100N and Strela |
Predecessor | RD-0225 |
Status | Out of Production |
Liquid-fuel engine | |
Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
Cycle | Pressure-Fed |
Configuration | |
Chamber | 1 |
Performance | |
Thrust | 4.90 kilonewtons (1,100 lbf) |
Isp (vac.) | 200 s (2.0 km/s) |
Gimbal range | +/- 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.