RL10 Selected for OmegA™ Rocket
17 April 2018 - 10:52AM
Orbital ATK has selected the RL10 rocket engine to provide
propulsion for the third stage of the company’s OmegA rocket which
includes a lineup of intermediate- and large-class space launch
vehicles.
“The RL10 has provided reliable upper stage propulsion for more
than five decades and we look forward to continuing that legacy
with Orbital ATK and its OmegA rocket,” said Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO
and President Eileen Drake. “By selecting the RL10, Orbital ATK is
able to leverage investments made by the U.S. Air Force and others
to build resilient space launch capabilities for our nation.”
“The RL10 has an extensive flight history and provides a
low-risk, affordable engine with outstanding performance,” said
Mike Pinkston, Deputy General Manager of Orbital ATK’s Launch
Vehicles Division. “OmegA is a robust all-American launch system
with its entire design based on flight-proven technologies and
common components from Orbital ATK’s diversified lineup of rockets
and propulsion systems.”
The RL10 burns cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
propellants using a highly-efficient expander engine cycle. With
nearly 500 engines flown in space, the RL10 has helped place
hundreds of satellites into orbit, sent spacecraft to explore every
planet in our solar system and propelled the first human-made
object, the Voyager I spacecraft, into interstellar space.
The RL10C-5-1 model that will support the OmegA system is
derived from the RL10C-1 that made its inaugural flight in December
2014. This new variant of the RL10 will feature an injector
assembly that is built using additive manufacturing, or 3-D
printing.
“Having our RL10 engine selected to provide upper stage
propulsion for a fourth launch vehicle reflects the confidence
industry places in our product,” said Space Business Unit Senior
Vice President Jerry Tarnacki. “It also confirms that the steps
Aerojet Rocketdyne has been taking to make our products more
competitive—such as incorporating 3-D printing to reduce production
costs—are being welcomed in the marketplace.”
Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings,
Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), is an innovative company delivering solutions
that create value for its customers in the aerospace and defense
markets. The company is a world-recognized aerospace and defense
leader that provides propulsion and energetics to the space,
missile defense and strategic systems, tactical systems and
armaments areas, in support of domestic and international markets.
Additional information about Aerojet Rocketdyne can be obtained by
visiting our websites at www.Rocket.com and
www.AerojetRocketdyne.com.
Contact: Todd McConnell, Aerojet Rocketdyne,
561-882-5395Todd.Mcconnell@Rocket.comMary Engola,
Aerojet Rocketdyne, 571-289-1371Mary.Engola@Rocket.com
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