Country of origin | China |
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Manufacturer | Space Pioneer |
Status | Under development |
Liquid-fuel engine | |
Propellant | LOX / RP-1 |
Performance | |
Thrust, vacuum | 1,350 kilonewtons (300,000 lbf) |
Thrust, sea-level | 1,090 kilonewtons (250,000 lbf) |
Throttle range | 40%~110% |
Thrust-to-weight ratio | 163 |
Specific impulse, vacuum | 335s |
Specific impulse, sea-level | 285s |
Used in | |
Tianlong-3 | |
References | |
Notes | [1] |
The TH-12 (Chinese: 天火-12; pinyin: Tiānhuǒ-12, lit. Sky Fire 12) is an oxidizer-rich gas-generator cycle rocket engine burning LOX and kerosene under development by Space Pioneer. The TH-12 utilizes 3D printing and has the highest target thrust among all commercial rocket engines in China. The engine features deep throttling for reusability, re-ignition, thrust vectoring, and multi-mode starters.[2]