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Ikar (rocket stage)

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Ikar
ManufacturerProgress
Country of originRussia
General characteristics[1]
Height2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
Diameter2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Empty mass2,310 kg (5,090 lb)
Powered by1 × 17D61[2]
Maximum thrust2.943 kN (662 lbf)
Specific impulse308 s (3.02 km/s)
Burn time600 seconds
PropellantN2O4/UDMH

The Ikar was a rocket upper stage designed in Russia in 1999 to be used with the Soyuz-U rocket.[3] It was derived from the propulsion module of the Yantar spy satellites.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "IKAR Upper Stage". TsSKB-Progress. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Блок выведения 'Икар'" [Spacetug 'Ikar']. www.cosmopark.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  3. ^ "Soyuz 11A511U / Ikar". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  4. ^ "17D61". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-09-04.