RD-8 (rocket engine)

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RD-8 engine is developed by Yuzhnoye Design Bureau for the second stage of Zenit rocket. RD-8 has 4 hinged chambers and a single turbopump unit. The fuel pair is LOX/kerosene. Vacuum thrust is 8 metric tons of force. Specific impulse in vacuum is 331 s.



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Russian and former Soviet RD designation sequence
RD-8 | RD-9 | RD-33 | RD-45 | RD-58 | RD-170 | RD-180 | RD-500