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| Country of origin | USSR |
|---|---|
| First flight | 1960-12-22[1] |
| Last flight | 1991-08-29[2] |
| Designer | OKB-154, S.A. Kosberg[1] |
| Manufacturer | Voronezh Mechanical Plant |
| Application | Upper Stage |
| Associated LV | Vostok |
| Predecessor | RD-0105[1] |
| Successor | RD-0108 |
| Status | Retired |
| Liquid-fuel engine | |
| Propellant | LOX / RG-1 |
| Cycle | Gas Generator[1] |
| Configuration | |
| Chamber | 1 |
| Performance | |
| Thrust, vacuum | 54.5 kilonewtons (12,300 lbf)[1] |
| Chamber pressure | 5 megapascals (730 psi) |
| Specific impulse, vacuum | 323.5 seconds[1] |
| Burn time | 430s[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1,555 millimetres (61.2 in)[1] |
| Diameter | 733 millimetres (28.9 in)[1] |
| Dry mass | 121 kilograms (267 lb)[1] |
| Used in | |
| Vostok Block-E | |
| Country of origin | USSR |
|---|---|
| First flight | 1959-01-02[1] |
| Last flight | 1960-12-01[2] |
| Designer | OKB-154, S.A. Kosberg[1] |
| Manufacturer | Voronezh Mechanical Plant |
| Application | Upper Stage |
| Associated LV | Vostok 8K72 |
| Successor | RD-0109 |
| Status | Retired |
| Liquid-fuel engine | |
| Propellant | LOX / RG-1 |
| Cycle | Gas Generator[1] |
| Configuration | |
| Chamber | 1 |
| Performance | |
| Thrust, vacuum | 49.4 kilonewtons (11,100 lbf)[1] |
| Chamber pressure | 4.5 megapascals (650 psi) |
| Specific impulse, vacuum | 316 seconds[1] |
| Burn time | 454s[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 494 millimetres (19.4 in)[1] |
| Diameter | 733 millimetres (28.9 in)[1] |
| Dry mass | 130 kilograms (290 lb)[1] |
| 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.[1]