Ikar (rocket stage)

Ikar[1]
Manufacturer TsSKB-Progress
Country of origin Russia
General characteristics
Diameter 2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in)
Length 2.56 metres (8 ft 5 in)
Empty mass 820 kilograms (1,810 lb)
Engine details
Engines 1 17D61 (KB Melnikov)
Thrust 2.94 kilonewtons (660 lbf)
Specific impulse 326 sec
Fuel N2O4/UDMH

The Ikar was a rocket upper stage designed in Russia in 1999 to be used with the Soyuz 11A511U rocket as Soyuz-Ikar.[2] It was derived from the propulsion module of the Yantar spy satellites.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ikar". Astronautix.com. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Soyuz 11A511U / Ikar". Astronautix.com. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  3. ↑ "17D61". Astronautix.com. Retrieved 2012-09-04.