YF-40

YF-40

YF-40

Chinese liquid rocket engine

The YF-40 is a Chinese liquid rocket engine burning N2O4 and UDMH in a gas generator cycle. It has dual gimbaling combustion chambers.

Quick Facts Country of origin, First flight ...

Originally it was developed for the Long March 1D second stage.[6] It is used on the third stage of the Long March 4 family of launch vehicles.[1][3][7]

References

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    "Long March". Rocket and Space Technology. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
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    Gunter Dirk Krebs. "CZ-4 (Chang Zheng-4)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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    Sutton, George Paul (November 2005). "Liquid Rocket Propellant Engines in the People's Republic of China". History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines. AIAA. p. 873. ISBN 978-1563476495. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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    Mowthorpe, Matthew (2004). "Chinas Military Space Program". The Militarization and Weaponization of Space. Lexington Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-0739107133. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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    "Chang Zheng-1 (Long March-1)". SinoDefence. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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    Harvey, Brian (2004). "Launch Centers Rockets and Engines". China's Space Program — From Conception to Manned Spaceflight. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 231. ISBN 978-1852335663. Retrieved 2015-07-15.


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