1749:
378:
317:- it has the same 3 meter diameter and similar height to the largest segments of the booster. This allows using the same facilities and equipment at the Guiana Propellant Plant for loading the propellant and transporting the engine to the launch site. The nozzle of the P80 is also a direct evolution of the one used in Ariane 5 boosters.
324:
manufactures the main motor case loaded with fuel, performs integration of the components, and final testing. French-Italian
Europropulsion manufactures the P80 motor while Regulus performs propellant loading. Aerospace Propulsion Products B.V. from
40:
294:
in
November 2006 followed by qualification tests in December 2007. The first launch was completed on 13 February 2012, with the first commercial launch following on 7 May 2012. Total development cost of the engine reached €76 million.
1886:
553:
454:
704:
1881:
735:
671:
2001:
262:(in the P80FW version). It was the world's largest and most powerful one-piece solid-fuel rocket engine, being replaced by the larger
517:
304:
650:
601:
1400:
307:
which burns for 114 seconds and is jettisoned at an altitude of 53 km after achieving a relative speed of 1.7 km/s.
1876:
1871:
1866:
1490:
697:
2077:
575:
624:
2021:
1355:
1074:
1036:
1416:
745:
682:
1757:
983:
976:
836:
690:
458:
2072:
1841:
1710:
1480:
1470:
1161:
1143:
2031:
2026:
1976:
1896:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1720:
1495:
1445:
1383:
831:
396:
275:
256:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1971:
1405:
717:
314:
283:
489:
2006:
1826:
1526:
1396:
1081:
721:
391:
355:
291:
263:
91:
45:
383:
1901:
248:
1951:
1931:
1050:
1043:
426:
334:
206:
1350:
768:
625:"APP: Space - Specialist in the development and production of igniters for rocket engines"
528:
1325:
1305:
1300:
1295:
919:
756:
724:
358:
a wider version of the engine with increased propellant mass to 143.6 tons, for use in
658:
2066:
1330:
1114:
1030:
956:
775:
713:
406:
259:
252:
76:
290:
selected as the prime contractor. The first test of the P80 engine was completed at
579:
401:
1420:
1387:
1320:
1315:
1310:
326:
373:
320:
The manufacture process is divided among several
European companies. Italian
1455:
227:
39:
17:
1916:
1911:
1831:
1816:
1801:
1505:
1209:
628:
359:
311:
2046:* Different versions of the engine use different propellant combinations
2011:
1836:
1811:
1806:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1475:
1251:
1214:
1204:
1199:
1173:
1062:
949:
894:
888:
1966:
1700:
1695:
1664:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1603:
1592:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1515:
1465:
1340:
1284:
1277:
1261:
1245:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1154:
1148:
1138:
1014:
1007:
846:
797:
363:
338:
2016:
1956:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1731:
1725:
1669:
1658:
1648:
1598:
1450:
1440:
1392:
1360:
1345:
1335:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1132:
1126:
1000:
994:
989:
969:
934:
929:
906:
883:
851:
815:
808:
802:
792:
787:
330:
66:
1653:
1643:
1435:
1271:
1110:
1025:
924:
913:
872:
866:
861:
826:
524:
430:
321:
287:
279:
231:
56:
686:
366:
first stage. In 2022, an extended P120C+ version was proposed.
1946:
1941:
1936:
1926:
496:
303:
P80FW is a single monolithic solid rocket motor propelled by
554:"ESA's new Vega launcher scores success on maiden flight"
673:
ESA-developed P120C solid rocket motor enters production
27:
Solid-fuel first-stage rocket motor used on the ESA Vega
457:. European Launch Vehicle S.p.A. P.IVA. Archived from
623:
APP Aerospace
Propulsion Products B.V. (7 May 2013).
1756:
1685:
1382:
1375:
1106:
1097:
945:
764:
755:
744:
223:
215:
205:
193:
185:
177:
169:
161:
153:
148:
136:
128:
118:
110:
102:
97:
87:
82:
72:
62:
52:
274:The P80's development was led by a joint team of
602:"Vega's second success 'confirms functionality'"
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
698:
8:
490:"Press Kit - Vega qualification flight VV01"
32:
1379:
1103:
761:
752:
705:
691:
683:
31:
181:95 tonnes (93 long tons; 105 short tons)
418:
189:88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
455:"Vega Launcher - Launcher Composition"
310:The engine shares specifications with
449:
447:
7:
736:Comparison of orbital rocket engines
197:3,037 kilonewtons (683,000 lb
25:
576:"Vega maiden launch goes to plan"
305:hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene
1747:
376:
341:manufactures the engine nozzle.
173:7,330 kilograms (16,160 lb)
38:
651:"P120 C solid propellant motor"
337:and the staging skirt. French
1:
1532:RD-0202 to 0206, 0208 to 0213
427:"VEGA: 1° Stage - P80 Motor"
329:builds the igniter. Belgian
2094:
604:. Flightglobal. 9 May 2013
2042:
1745:
731:
518:"Vega Satellite Launcher"
238:
144:
44:P80 being transferred at
37:
333:produces components for
157:10.6 metres (35 ft)
1577:RD-250 to 252, 261, 262
556:. ESA. 13 February 2012
292:Centre Spatial Guyanais
165:3 metres (9.8 ft)
2053:are under development
1441:YF-20, 21, 22, 24, 25
1220:RD-107, 108, 117, 118
397:Zefiro (rocket stage)
315:solid rocket boosters
257:European Space Agency
534:on 23 September 2015
1542:RD-0216, 0217, 0235
1205:RD-0107, 0108, 0110
631:on 4 September 2013
392:P120 (rocket stage)
345:Related development
46:Guiana Space Centre
34:
2078:Solid-fuel rockets
582:. 13 February 2012
384:Spaceflight portal
2060:
2059:
2002:Space Shuttle SRB
1743:
1742:
1681:
1680:
1371:
1370:
1093:
1092:
286:since 2005, with
266:on 13 July 2022.
242:
241:
83:Associated stages
63:Country of origin
16:(Redirected from
2085:
1751:
1750:
1587:RD-263, 268, 273
1518:along other LREs
1380:
1240:RD-191, 151, 181
1104:
762:
753:
707:
700:
693:
684:
677:
669:
663:
662:
657:. Archived from
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
627:. Archived from
620:
614:
613:
611:
609:
598:
592:
591:
589:
587:
572:
566:
565:
563:
561:
550:
544:
543:
541:
539:
533:
527:. Archived from
522:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
494:
486:
471:
470:
468:
466:
451:
442:
441:
439:
437:
423:
386:
381:
380:
379:
335:thrust vectoring
207:Specific impulse
149:1 stage – P80FW
132:13 February 2012
42:
35:
21:
2093:
2092:
2088:
2087:
2086:
2084:
2083:
2082:
2063:
2062:
2061:
2056:
2038:
1759:
1752:
1748:
1739:
1677:
1567:RD-0255 to 0257
1562:RD-0243 to 0245
1424:
1413:
1409:
1403:
1391:
1367:
1108:
1099:
1089:
953:
947:
941:
772:
766:
747:
740:
727:
725:launch vehicles
711:
681:
680:
670:
666:
661:on 4 June 2019.
649:
648:
644:
634:
632:
622:
621:
617:
607:
605:
600:
599:
595:
585:
583:
574:
573:
569:
559:
557:
552:
551:
547:
537:
535:
531:
520:
516:
515:
511:
501:
499:
492:
488:
487:
474:
464:
462:
461:on 4 March 2016
453:
452:
445:
435:
433:
425:
424:
420:
415:
382:
377:
375:
372:
352:
347:
301:
272:
200:
186:Propellant mass
120:
48:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2091:
2089:
2081:
2080:
2075:
2065:
2064:
2058:
2057:
2055:
2054:
2047:
2043:
2040:
2039:
2037:
2036:
2035:
2034:
2029:
2024:
2019:
2014:
2009:
2004:
1999:
1994:
1989:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1963:United States
1961:
1960:
1959:
1954:
1949:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1929:
1921:
1920:
1919:
1914:
1906:
1905:
1904:
1899:
1891:
1890:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1861:
1860:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1839:
1834:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1804:
1796:
1795:
1794:
1791:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1764:
1762:
1754:
1753:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1740:
1738:
1737:
1736:
1735:
1729:
1723:
1717:United States
1715:
1714:
1713:
1705:
1704:
1703:
1698:
1689:
1687:
1683:
1682:
1679:
1678:
1676:
1675:
1674:
1673:
1667:
1662:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1640:United States
1638:
1637:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1608:
1607:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1521:
1520:
1519:
1510:
1509:
1508:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1493:
1485:
1484:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1460:
1459:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1429:
1427:
1422:
1411:
1407:
1377:
1373:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1326:LR70-NA , S-3D
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1292:United States
1290:
1289:
1288:
1281:
1274:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1256:
1255:
1254:
1249:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1179:
1178:
1177:
1167:
1166:
1165:
1158:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1129:
1120:
1118:
1101:
1095:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1068:
1067:
1066:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1028:
1022:United States
1020:
1019:
1018:
1011:
1004:
997:
992:
987:
980:
973:
962:
960:
951:
943:
942:
940:
939:
938:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
910:
902:United States
900:
899:
898:
891:
886:
878:
877:
876:
869:
864:
856:
855:
854:
849:
841:
840:
839:
834:
829:
821:
820:
819:
812:
805:
800:
795:
790:
781:
779:
770:
759:
750:
742:
741:
739:
738:
732:
729:
728:
714:Rocket engines
712:
710:
709:
702:
695:
687:
679:
678:
664:
642:
615:
593:
567:
545:
509:
472:
443:
417:
416:
414:
411:
410:
409:
404:
399:
394:
388:
387:
371:
368:
351:
348:
346:
343:
300:
297:
271:
268:
240:
239:
236:
235:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
203:
202:
198:
195:
194:Maximum thrust
191:
190:
187:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
146:
145:
142:
141:
140:9 October 2023
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
122:
116:
115:
112:
111:Total launches
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
98:Launch history
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
54:
50:
49:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2090:
2079:
2076:
2074:
2073:Rocket stages
2071:
2070:
2068:
2052:
2048:
2045:
2044:
2041:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1973:
1970:
1968:
1965:
1964:
1962:
1958:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1945:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1935:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1925:
1924:
1922:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1909:
1907:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1894:
1892:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1813:
1810:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1799:
1797:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1765:
1763:
1761:
1755:
1733:
1730:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1718:
1716:
1712:
1709:
1708:
1706:
1702:
1701:RD-211 to 214
1699:
1697:
1694:
1693:
1691:
1690:
1688:
1684:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1641:
1639:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1611:
1609:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1594:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1572:RD-215 to 219
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1547:RD-0233, 0234
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1537:RD-0207, 0214
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1524:
1522:
1517:
1516:Paektusan LRE
1514:
1513:
1511:
1507:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1488:
1486:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1463:
1461:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1418:
1414:
1402:
1398:
1394:
1389:
1385:
1381:
1378:
1374:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1287:
1286:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1200:RD-0105, 0109
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1112:
1105:
1102:
1096:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1003:
1002:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
985:
981:
979:
978:
974:
972:
971:
967:
966:
964:
963:
961:
958:
954:
944:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
915:
911:
909:
908:
904:
903:
901:
897:
896:
892:
890:
887:
885:
884:KVD-1 (RD-56)
882:
881:
879:
875:
874:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
859:
857:
853:
850:
848:
845:
844:
842:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
824:
822:
818:
817:
813:
811:
810:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
785:
783:
782:
780:
777:
773:
763:
760:
758:
754:
751:
749:
743:
737:
734:
733:
730:
726:
723:
719:
715:
708:
703:
701:
696:
694:
689:
688:
685:
676:
674:
668:
665:
660:
656:
652:
646:
643:
630:
626:
619:
616:
603:
597:
594:
581:
577:
571:
568:
555:
549:
546:
530:
526:
519:
513:
510:
498:
491:
485:
483:
481:
479:
477:
473:
460:
456:
450:
448:
444:
432:
428:
422:
419:
412:
408:
407:Vega (rocket)
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
389:
385:
374:
369:
367:
365:
362:boosters and
361:
357:
349:
344:
342:
340:
336:
332:
328:
323:
318:
316:
313:
308:
306:
298:
296:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
269:
267:
265:
261:
258:
254:
250:
246:
237:
233:
229:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
208:
204:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
96:
93:
90:
86:
81:
78:
75:
71:
68:
65:
61:
58:
55:
51:
47:
41:
36:
30:
19:
2050:
1821:
1591:
1512:North Korea
1283:
1276:
1244:
1172:
1160:
1153:
1131:
1080:
1073:
1061:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1013:
1006:
999:
982:
975:
968:
912:
905:
893:
871:
814:
807:
718:solid motors
672:
667:
659:the original
655:www.avio.com
654:
645:
633:. Retrieved
629:the original
618:
606:. Retrieved
596:
584:. Retrieved
580:Flightglobal
570:
558:. Retrieved
548:
536:. Retrieved
529:the original
512:
500:. Retrieved
463:. Retrieved
459:the original
434:. Retrieved
421:
402:Solid rocket
353:
319:
309:
302:
273:
255:used on the
253:rocket motor
251:first-stage
244:
243:
129:First flight
121:(stage only)
53:Manufacturer
29:
2049:Engines in
1696:RD-109, 119
1634:RD-864, 869
1619:RD-854, 861
1582:RD-253, 275
1230:RD-170, 171
608:16 December
586:16 December
560:16 December
327:Netherlands
260:Vega rocket
219:114 seconds
211:280 seconds
137:Last flight
88:Derivatives
18:P80 (stage)
2067:Categories
1436:YF-1, 2, 3
1384:Hypergolic
1356:Rutherford
1075:Prometheus
1037:Archimedes
675:April 2022
635:14 January
413:References
249:solid-fuel
224:Propellant
178:Gross mass
170:Empty mass
1977:Castor 30
1857:Zefiro 40
1852:Zefiro 23
1793:SpaB-140C
1190:NK-33, 44
1100:cryogenic
946:Methalox
765:Hydrolox
757:Cryogenic
228:Aluminium
216:Burn time
119:Successes
1992:Orbus-21
1847:Zefiro 9
1610:Ukraine
1388:Aerozine
1376:Storable
1268:Ukraine
1210:RD-0110R
1107:Kerolox
436:14 April
370:See also
360:Ariane 6
339:Herakles
312:Ariane 5
299:Overview
162:Diameter
2051:italics
2012:Star 48
2007:Star 37
1987:Orbus-6
1908:Israel
1842:Waxwing
1798:Europe
1790:SpaB-65
1692:Russia
1557:RD-0237
1552:RD-0236
1523:Russia
1502:Israel
1462:Europe
1306:Kestrel
1252:S1.5400
1215:RD-0124
1181:Russia
1174:SCE-200
1070:Europe
1063:RD-0169
1058:Russia
984:Longyun
977:Lingyun
895:RD-0146
889:RD-0120
880:Russia
837:Vulcain
823:Europe
746:Liquid
722:orbital
538:22 July
502:22 July
465:22 July
270:History
73:Used on
1967:AJ-60A
1932:KM-V2b
1923:Japan
1897:Salman
1863:India
1837:Topaze
1802:Mage 1
1767:China
1758:Solid
1665:TR-201
1629:RD-856
1624:RD-855
1614:RD-843
1604:S5.98M
1593:RD-270
1487:India
1481:Viking
1471:Astris
1466:Aestus
1456:YF-50D
1432:China
1341:RS-27A
1331:Merlin
1321:LR-105
1285:RD-810
1278:RD-801
1262:TEPREL
1258:Spain
1246:RD-193
1235:RD-180
1225:RD-120
1169:India
1162:Welkin
1155:YF-130
1149:YF-115
1144:YF-102
1139:YF-100
1123:China
1051:Aeon R
1044:Aeon 1
1031:Raptor
1015:YF-215
1008:YF-209
1001:TQ-15A
965:China
858:Japan
847:CE-7.5
843:India
798:YF-75D
784:China
364:Vega C
154:Height
106:Active
103:Status
2032:X-254
2027:X-248
2017:UA120
1997:Orion
1972:Algol
1957:SRB-A
1952:M-34c
1927:KM-V1
1917:RSA-3
1893:Iran
1786:FG-47
1781:FG-46
1776:FG-36
1771:FG-02
1732:XLR81
1726:RS-88
1721:Curie
1711:Gamma
1686:Other
1670:XLR81
1659:RS-88
1654:LR-91
1649:LR-87
1599:S5.92
1527:17D61
1496:Vikas
1476:Vexin
1451:YF-40
1446:YF-23
1419:, or
1399:, or
1393:UH 25
1361:XLR50
1346:RS-56
1336:RS-27
1316:LR-89
1311:LR-79
1195:RD-58
1185:NK-15
1133:TH-12
1127:TH-11
1098:Semi-
995:TQ-12
990:TQ-11
970:BF-20
935:RS-68
930:RS-25
907:BE-3U
852:CE-20
832:Vinci
816:YF-90
809:YF-79
803:YF-77
793:YF-75
788:YF-73
532:(PDF)
521:(PDF)
493:(PDF)
356:P120C
350:P120C
331:SABCA
264:P120C
247:is a
67:Italy
33:P80FW
2022:SRMU
1947:M-34
1942:M-24
1937:M-14
1912:LK-1
1902:Rafe
1887:S200
1882:S139
1832:P230
1827:P120
1760:fuel
1644:AJ10
1506:LK-4
1401:UDMH
1351:S-3D
1272:RD-8
1111:RP-1
1082:M-10
1026:BE-4
925:RL10
914:BE-7
873:LE-9
867:LE-7
862:LE-5
827:HM7B
748:fuel
720:for
716:and
637:2014
610:2015
588:2015
562:2015
540:2014
525:Avio
504:2014
467:2014
438:2019
431:Avio
354:The
322:Avio
288:Avio
282:and
280:CNES
234:1912
232:HTPB
92:P120
77:Vega
57:Avio
1982:GEM
1877:S12
1822:P80
1817:PAP
1812:P-6
1807:P-4
1707:UK
1491:PS4
1421:HNO
1417:MON
1397:MMH
1301:H-1
1296:F-1
1115:LOX
957:LOX
920:J-2
776:LOX
497:ESA
284:ASI
276:ESA
245:P80
2069::
1872:S9
1867:S7
1415:,
1404:/
1395:,
1390:,
1113:/
955:/
950:CH
774:/
769:LH
653:.
578:.
523:.
495:.
475:^
446:^
429:.
278:,
124:21
114:21
1734:*
1728:*
1672:*
1661:*
1426:)
1423:3
1412:4
1410:O
1408:2
1406:N
1386:(
1117:)
1109:(
959:)
952:4
948:(
778:)
771:2
767:(
706:e
699:t
692:v
639:.
612:.
590:.
564:.
542:.
506:.
469:.
440:.
230:-
201:)
199:f
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
