Reverse and pull-away engines for the carrier rocket sustainer

Abstract

The work on the parameters of the engines for pulling away the spent rocket stage to the restricted zone is conducted with the use of the sustainer engine specially calculated for the present investigation. It is shown that a special block of engines having the functions of reverse and pull away can be the most effective solution of the problem. Depending on the aim and launch site and the location of the restricted zone the best variant is the mounting of the units of small special-purpose engines.