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S5.98M

S5.98M

The S5.98M, also known as the 14D30, is a Russian rocket engine, currently powering the Briz upper stages. It was designed by KB KhIMMASH, the famous Isaev designed bureau. It burns a hypergolic mixture of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) fuel with dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) oxidizer in a gas-generator cycle.

See also Briz-M - The upper stage that is powered by the S5.98M. Proton-M - The heavy lift rocket that uses the Briz-M stage. Rokot - The light lift rocket that uses the smaller Briz-KM stage. Khrunichev - The manufacturer of the Briz stage and the corporate parent of the designer bureau.

References

External links KB KhIMMASH Official Page (Russian, Archived) Khrunichev Official Page (Archived) ILS Briz-M Page, the commercial launcher of the Proton-M Eurockot Official Page, the commercial launcher of the Rokot

Tags

  • 1990s rocket engines
  • KB KhimMash rocket engines
  • Rocket engines of Russia
  • Rocket engines of the Soviet Union
  • Rocket engines using hypergolic propellant
  • Rocket engines using the staged combustion cycle
  • Rocketry stubs