RD-0109

RD-0109
Country of originUSSR
First flight1960-12-22
Last flight1991-08-29
DesignerOKB-154, S.A. Kosberg
ManufacturerVoronezh Mechanical Plant
ApplicationUpper Stage
Associated LVVostok
PredecessorRD-0105
SuccessorRD-0108
StatusRetired
Liquid-fuel engine
PropellantLOX / RG-1
CycleGas Generator
Configuration
Chamber1
Performance
Thrust, vacuum54.5 kilonewtons (12,300 lbf)
Chamber pressure5 megapascals (730 psi)
Specific impulse, vacuum323.5 seconds
Burn time430s
Dimensions
Length1,555 millimetres (61.2 in)
Diameter733 millimetres (28.9 in)
Dry mass121 kilograms (267 lb)
Used in
Vostok Block-E
RD-0105
Country of originUSSR
First flight1959-01-02
Last flight1960-12-01
DesignerOKB-154, S.A. Kosberg
ManufacturerVoronezh Mechanical Plant
ApplicationUpper Stage
Associated LVVostok 8K72
SuccessorRD-0109
StatusRetired
Liquid-fuel engine
PropellantLOX / RG-1
CycleGas Generator
Configuration
Chamber1
Performance
Thrust, vacuum49.4 kilonewtons (11,100 lbf)
Chamber pressure4.5 megapascals (650 psi)
Specific impulse, vacuum316 seconds
Burn time454s
Dimensions
Length494 millimetres (19.4 in)
Diameter733 millimetres (28.9 in)
Dry mass130 kilograms (290 lb)
Used in
Vostok Block-E

The RD-0109 is a rocket engine burning liquid oxygen and kerosene in a gas generator combustion cycle. It has single nozzle and is an evolution of the RD-0105. It was the engine used on the Vostok Block-E that launched Yuri Gagarin to orbit.