In the Scientific and Test Complex of the Scientific and Production Association “Energomash” named after Academician V.P. Glushko (part of the state corporation “Roscosmos”) ended fire tests of the second RD-171MV rocket engine. The test program is fully fulfilled. Tests passed in normal mode.
In the near future, NGO Energomash will send the engine RD-171MV to the city of Samara. In the Rocket and Space Center “Progress” (Samara, enters Roscosmos) to build the first stage of the Soyuz-5 missile, and the engine will be held another series of tests in the first stage of the rocket.
RD-171MV is the most powerful liquid rocket engine designed, manufactured and tested on NGO Energomash for the first stage of the Soyuz-5 carrier missile.
RD-171MV – Modification of the engine RD-170/171, which was created in the middle of the 1980s as part of the Energy – Buran program and provided two launch of the energy missile “Energy”. In addition, it was successfully applied to the rocket of the middle class “Zenit” until the completion of its operation in the projects “Sea Start” (the last start took place in May 2014) and the “ground start” (December 2017).
Designing of the RD-171MV Designers of NGO Energomash was carried out in a cross-cutting system of automated design, which provides for the creation of a 3D model – original design documentation used and designers, and technologists.