Kestrel (rocket engine)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Kestrel engine is an RP-1/liquid oxygen pressure-fed rocket engine. The Kestrel engine was developed by SpaceX for upper stage use on the Falcon 1 rocket.

Contents 1 Engine details 1.1 Performance 1.2 Operations 2 See also 3 Sources and external resources

[edit] Engine details

[edit] Performance

Current published ratings:

• Vacuum thrust: 7,000 lbf (31 kN)
• Vacuum I_sp: 327 s (3.3 kNs/kg)
• Chamber pressure: 135 psi (930 kPa)
• Thrust-to-weight ratio: 42

[edit] Operations

• Fuel: RP-1 rocket grade kerosene
• Oxidizer: Liquid oxygen

[edit] See also

• Merlin (rocket engine)

[edit] Sources and external resources

• SpaceX Falcon engines page