LR-87

E135178

The LR-87 is a powerful American liquid-fueled rocket engine, originally developed by Aerojet for the Titan family of launch vehicles and used in various configurations for both military and space missions.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
LR-87 canonical 3
LR87 2
LR-87-3 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ
combustionChambers 2 ⓘ
configuration twin-chamber engine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
developedBy Aerojet General Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Aerojet Rocketdyne
developedFor Titan I launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Titan rocket family

Titan II launch vehicle ⓘ
Titan III launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC

Titan IV launch vehicle ⓘ
engineCycle gas-generator cycle ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
gimbalCapability yes ⓘ
hasVariant LR-87-3 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87

LR-87-5 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87

LR-87-7 ⓘ
LR-87-AJ-11 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87

LR-87-AJ-5 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87

LR-87-AJ-7 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87

LR-87-AJ-9 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
laterOxidizer nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ
laterPropellants Aerozine 50 ⓘ
manufacturer Aerojet ⓘ
linked to: Aerojet Rocketdyne
notableUse Gemini program launches (Titan II GLV) ⓘ
originalOxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
originalPropellants RP-1 ⓘ
primaryRole launch vehicle first-stage propulsion ⓘ
propellantFeedSystem turbopump-fed ⓘ
propellantType liquid propellant ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
thrustAtSeaLevel_kN approximately 1800 ⓘ
thrustInVacuum_kN approximately 1900 ⓘ
thrustPhase first stage ⓘ
usedAs booster engine ⓘ
first-stage engine ⓘ
usedBy NASA ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
usedFor military missions ⓘ
space launch missions ⓘ
usedIn Titan family of launch vehicles ⓘ
linked to: Titan rocket family
usedOn Titan 34D ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC

Titan II GLV ⓘ
Titan II ICBM ⓘ
Titan IIIA ⓘ
Titan IIIC ⓘ
Titan IIID ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC

Titan IIIE ⓘ
Titan IV ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Titan II GLV → firstStageEngineType → LR87-7 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
LR-87 → hasVariant → LR-87-3 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
LR-87 → hasVariant → LR-87-5 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
LR-87 → hasVariant → LR-87-AJ-5 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
LR-87 → hasVariant → LR-87-AJ-7 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
LR-87 → hasVariant → LR-87-AJ-9 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
LR-87 → hasVariant → LR-87-AJ-11 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
Titan II launch vehicle → firstStageEngineType → LR87 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87
Titan IIID → coreEngineType → LR-87 ⓘ
Gemini launch vehicles → firstStageEngineType → LR87 ⓘ
linked to: LR-87