RD-191 will be used in the Angara-A5 heavy rocket
Roskomos today reported on the successful testing of the RD-191 engine for Angara missiles. This engine was created by NPO Energomash based on the RD-170, which was used in the Soviet Energia heavy rocket. RD-191 is a single-chamber liquid-propellant rocket engine that runs on kerosene and liquid oxygen.
Roscosmos successfully tested the RD-191 rocket engine for the Angara
“ Two main areas are being implemented: the manufacture and supply of RD-191 engines for completing serial carriers of the heavy class Angara-A5 and light Angara-1.2; development of a modernized version of the RD-191M engine for completing the Angara-A5M heavy class launch vehicles , ”said Roscosmos.
