AJ10
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The AJ10 is a hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne (previously Aerojet). It has been used to propel the upper stages of several launch vehicles, including the Delta II, Titan III and Orion MPCV. Variants were and are used as the service propulsion engine for the Apollo command and service module, in the Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System, and on the European Service Module – part of NASA's Orion spacecraft.
Key facts
- Rocket engine.country_of_origin
- United States
- Rocket engine.image
- Delta II second stage.jpg
- Rocket engine.caption
- AJ10-118K
- Rocket engine.name
- AJ10
- Rocket engine.date
- 1957–present
- Rocket engine.manufacturer
- AerojetAerojet Rocketdyne
- Rocket engine.purpose
- Upper stage
- Rocket engine.status
- In use
- Rocket engine.cycle
- Pressure-fed
- Rocket engine.combustion_chamber
- 1
- Rocket engine.type
- liquid
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Delta II second stage.jpg
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- Commons category
- AJ10 (rocket engine)
- first flight
- 1958-03-17
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Variants
- AJ10-37
- AJ10-101
- AJ10-138
- AJ10-137
- AJ10-118F
- AJ10-190
- AJ10-118K
- References
The AJ10 is a hypergolic rocket engine manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne (previously Aerojet). It has been used to propel the upper stages of several launch vehicles, including the Delta II, Titan III and Orion MPCV. Variants were and are used as the service propulsion engine for the Apollo command and service module, in the Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System, and on the European Service Module – part of NASA's Orion spacecraft.
==Variants== Many AJ10 engine variations were developed over the years, summarized on the following table: