Ikar (rocket stage)
Appearance
Manufacturer | Progress |
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Country of origin | Russia |
General characteristics[1] | |
Height | 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Diameter | 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) |
Empty mass | 2,310 kg (5,090 lb) |
Gross mass | 3,210 kg (7,080 lb) |
Powered by | 1 × S5.144[2] |
Maximum thrust | 2.943 kN (662 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 308 s (3.02 km/s) |
Burn time | Up to 600 seconds (up to 50 starts) |
Propellant | N2O4/UDMH |
Associated stages | |
Derivatives | Volga |
The Ikar was a rocket upper stage designed in Russia in 1999 to be used with the Soyuz-U rocket.[3] It was derived from the propulsion module of the Yantar spy satellites.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "IKAR Upper Stage". TsSKB-Progress. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Блок выведения 'Икар'" [Spacetug 'Ikar']. www.cosmopark.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ "Soyuz 11A511U / Ikar". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "17D61". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-09-04.