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This page is an incomplete list of orbital rocket engine data and specifications.

Current, Upcoming, and In-Development rocket engines

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Engine Origin Designer Vehicle Status Use Propellant Power cycle Specific impulse (s)[a] Thrust (N)[a] Chamber pressure (bar) Mass (kg) Thrust:​weight ratio[b] Oxidiser:​fuel ratio
AJ-10-190  USA Aerojet Space Shuttle, Orion, Apollo CSM Active Upper N2O4/MMH Pressure-fed 316[1] 26,689[1] 8.62[1] 118[1] 23.08
Archimedes  New Zealand  USA Rocket Lab Neutron Development 1st, 2nd CH4 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 730,000
Aeon-R  USA Relativity Space Terran R Development 1st, 2nd CH4 / LOX Gas generator 1,147,000
BE-3  USA Blue Origin New Shepard Active 1st LH2 / LOX Combustion tap-off 490,000[2]
BE-3U  USA Blue Origin New Glenn Development 2nd LH2 / LOX Expander, open 445[3] 765,000[3]
BE-4  USA Blue Origin New Glenn, Vulcan Active[4] 1st CH4 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 340[3] 2,400,000[5][6] 138[3]
BE-7  USA Blue Origin Blue Moon Development 1st LH2 / LOX Expander, open 44,000
CE-20  India LPSC GSLV Mk III Active Upper LH2 / LOX Gas generator 434 196,500 60.00 588 34.1 5.05
CE-7.5  India LPSC GSLV Mk II Active Upper LH2 / LOX Staged 454[7] 73,500 58 445 16.85
E2  USA ABL Space Systems RS1 Active 1st RP-1 / LOX // Jet-A / LOX Gas generator 53,800[8] 64
E2 Vacuum  USA ABL Space Systems RS1 Active 2nd RP-1 / LOX // Jet-A / LOX Gas generator 57,800[8]
Engine-2  USA Vast TBA Development 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 327[9]
290 (SL) 		100,000[9] 100 2.62
Engine-2 Vacuum  USA Vast TBA Development 2nd RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 365[9] 100,000[9] 2.62
GEM 63  USA Northrop Grumman Atlas V Active Booster HTPB Solid fuel 279.06 (Vac)[10] 1,662,745[11] 49,300 with fuel
GEM 63XL  USA Northrop Grumman Vulcan Active Booster HTPB Solid fuel 280.3 (Vac)[12] 2,025,720[11] 53,400 with fuel
Hadley  USA Ursa Major Technologies Rocket 4 Active 2nd RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 22,241 (SL)[13] 62
Helix [DE]  Germany Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA One Development 1st, 2nd RP-1/LOX Staged combustion 350,
325 (SL)[14] 		100,000[14] 100[15]
HyPER-15[16]  South Korea Innospace Hanbit-Nano, -Micro, -Mini Development 1st Paraffin / LOX Electric pump 292 150,000[17]
LE-5B  Japan Mitsubishi, JAXA H-IIA,
H-IIB 		Active Upper LH2 / LOX Expander, open 447[18] 137,000 36.0 269 51.93 5
LE-7A  Japan Mitsubishi, JAXA H-IIA,
H-IIB 		Active 1st LH2 / LOX Staged 438[19]
338 (SL)[19] 		1,098,000
870,000 (SL) 		120 1,800 65.9 5.9
LE-9  Japan Mitsubishi, JAXA H-3 Development 1st LH2 / LOX Expander, open 425[20] 1,471,000 100 2,400 62.5 5.9
Lightning 1  USA Firefly Aerospace Alpha Active 2nd RP-1 / LOX Combustion tap-off 322[21] 70,100[21]
Merlin 1D FT  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 B5, Heavy Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 311 914,000[22]
845,000 (SL)[22] 		108.0[23] 470 194.5[22]
Merlin Vacuum 1D  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 B5, Heavy Active 2nd RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 348[24] 981,000[25] 2.36
Miranda  USA Firefly Aerospace Antares 300 Series,
MLV 		Development 1st RP-1 / LOX Combustion tap-off 305[26] 1,023,000[26]
M10  EU Avio Vega-E[27] Development Upper[27] CH4 / LOX[27] Expander, closed 362[27] 98,000[27] 3.4[27]
NK-33A (AJ26-62),
11Д111 / 14Д15 		 Soviet Union JSC Kuznetsov Antares 100, Soyuz-2-1v Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 331[28]
297 (SL) 		1,680,000
1,510,000 (SL) 		145 1,222 136.8
P120  Europe Avio Ariane 6,
Vega-C 		Active Booster, 1st HTPB Solid fuel 279[29] 4,650,000[29] 105 153,000 with fuel[29]
S139  India SDSC PSLV Active 1st HTPB Solid fuel 269[30] 4,860,000 58 160,200
with fuel
Raptor[31]  USA SpaceX Starship Development 1st, 2nd CH4 / LOX Staged, full-flow 350[32]
327 (SL)[33] 		2,750,000 (SL)[32] 350[34] 1,525[32] 184[32] 3.6[35]
Raptor Vacuum[31]  USA SpaceX Starship Development 2nd CH4 / LOX Staged, full-flow 380 est.[36] >2,750,000[32] 350[34] >1,525[32] <184[32] 3.6[35]
RD-0124,
14Д23 		 Russia KBKhA Soyuz-2.1b,
Soyuz-2-1v,
Angara 		Active 2nd, 3rd RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 359[37] 294,300 160 520 57.7
RD-0146D  Russia KBKhA Angara Development Upper LH2 / LOX Expander, closed 470[38] 68,600 59
RD-107A,
14Д22 		 Russia NPO Energomash Soyuz-FG, -2 Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 320.2[39]
263.3 (SL) 		1,019,892
839,449 (SL) 		61.2 1,090 78.53
RD-108A,
14Д21 		 Russia NPO Energomash Soyuz-FG, -2 Active 2nd RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 320.6[39]
257.7 (SL) 		921,825
792,377 (SL) 		55.5 1,075 75.16
RD-171M,[c] 11Д520  Russia NPO Energomash Soyuz-5, Zenit-2M, -3SL, -3SLB, -3SLBF Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 337.2[40]
309.5 (SL) 		7,904,160
7,256,921 (SL) 		250 9,300 79.57
RD-180  Russia NPO Energomash Atlas V, III Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 338.4[41]
311.9 (SL) 		4,152,136
3,826,555 (SL) 		261.7 5,480 71.2 2.72
RD-191  Russia NPO Energomash Angara Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 337.5[42]
311.2 (SL) 		2,084,894
1,922,103 (SL) 		262.6 2,200 89.09
RD-193  Russia NPO Energomash Soyuz-2-1v Development 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 337.5[43]
311.2 (SL) 		2,084,894
1,922,103 (SL) 		1,900 103.15
RD-276,
14Д14М 		 Russia NPO Energomash Proton-M Active 1st N2O4 / UDMH Staged, oxidizer-rich 315.8[44]
288 (SL) 		1,831,882
1,671,053 (SL) 		168.5 1,120 171.2
RD-801  Ukraine Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Mayak Development 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 336[45]
300.7 (SL) 		1,339,255
1,198,608 (SL) 		180 1,630 2.65
RD-809K  Ukraine Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Mayak Development Upper RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 352[45] 98,067 330 2.62
RD-810  Ukraine Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Mayak, Zenit Development 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 335.5[46]
299 (SL) 		2,104,890
1,876,149 (SL) 		180 2,800 2.65
RD-861K  Ukraine Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Cyclone-4M Development 2nd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 330[47] 77,629 207 2.41
RD-870  Ukraine Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Cyclone-4M Development 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 340[48]
301.5 (SL) 		876,715
777,667 (SL) 		1,353 2.684
Reaver 1  USA Firefly Aerospace Alpha Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Combustion tap-off 265 (SL)

295.6[21] (Vac)

184,000[21] 75
RL-10A-4-2[49]  USA Aerojet Rocketdyne Atlas IIIB, V Retired Upper LH2 / LOX Expander, closed 451 99,195 42 168 60.27 5.5
RL-10B-2[49]  USA Aerojet Rocketdyne Delta III, IV, SLS Active Upper LH2 / LOX Expander, closed 465.5 110,093 44 301 37.27 5.88
RL-10C-1[49]  USA Aerojet Rocketdyne Delta III, IV, SLS, Vulcan Active Upper LH2 / LOX Expander, closed 450 101,820 44 191 54.5 5.5
RS-25  USA Rocketdyne Space Shuttle, SLS Active 1st LH2 / LOX Staged, fuel-rich 452.3
366 (SL) 		2,279,000
1,860,000 (SL)[50] 		206.4 3,526 53.79
Rutherford  New Zealand  USA Rocket Lab Electron Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Electric pump 311 24,900
25,000 (SL) 		55 35[51] 72.8 (SL)
Rutherford Vacuum  New Zealand  USA Rocket Lab Electron Active 2nd RP-1 / LOX Electric pump 343 25,800[51]
S200  India SDSC GSLV Mk III Active Booster HTPB Solid fuel 274.5[52] 5,150,000[53][54][55] 207,000
with fuel[52]
SCE-200  India LPSC GSLV Mk III,
ULV 		Development Upper, main RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 335
299 (SL) 		2,030,000
1,820,000 (SL) 		180 2,700
SLS Solid Rocket Booster[d]  USA Orbital ATK SLS Active Booster PBAN Solid fuel 267 16,000,000 730,000
with fuel
SLV-1  India Godrej & Boyce PSLV Active Booster HTPB Solid fuel 253[56] 502,600 43 10,800
with fuel
SRB-A3  Japan IHI Aerospace,
JAXA 		H-IIA,
H-IIB,
Epsilon 		Active Booster HTPB Solid fuel 283.6[57] 2,305,000
2,150,000 (SL) 		111 76,600
with fuel
TEPREL-B  Spain PLD Space Miura 1 Active 1st RP-1 / LOX Pressure-fed 30,200 (SL)
TEPREL-C  Spain PLD Space Miura 5 Development 1st, 2nd RP-1 / LOX Gas-generator 190,000 (SL)
TQ-12[58]  China Landspace ZQ-2 Active 1st CH4 / LOX Gas generator 284 667,000 (SL) 101
Vikas (rocket engine)  India LPSC PSLV, GSLV, GSLV Mk III Active 2nd, main, booster N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 262 680,500–804,500
600,500–756,500 (SL) 		53.0–58.5
Vinci  Europe Snecma Ariane 6 Active Upper LH2 / LOX Expander, closed[59] 457[60] 180,000 60 280 65.60 6.1
Vulcain 2.1  Europe Snecma Ariane 6 Active 1st LH2 / LOX Gas generator 1,324,000 120.8 2,000 66.2
YF-21B  China AALPT Long March 2E, 2F, 3 Active Booster, 1st N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 260.66 (SL)[61] 740,400 (SL)[61]
YF-21C  China AALPT Long March 2C, 2D, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4B, 4C Active 1st N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 260.7 (SL)[61] 740,400 (SL)[61]
YF-25  China AALPT Long March 3B, 3C Active Booster N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 260.66 (SL)[61] 740,400 (SL)[61]
YF-22B  China AALPT Long March 2E, 2F Active 2nd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 298.0[61] 738,400
YF-22C  China AALPT Long March 2C, 2D, 4B, 4C Active 2nd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 298.0[61] 742,040
YF-22D  China AALPT Long March 3 Active 2nd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 298.0[61] 741,400
YF-22E  China AALPT Long March 3A, 3B, 3C Active 2nd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 298.0[61] 741,400
YF-40  China AALPT Long March 4B, 4C Active 3rd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 303 103,000
YF-50D  China AALPT Long March 3B, 3C, 5, 7 Active Upper N2O4 / UDMH Pressure-fed 315.5 6,500
YF-73  China AALPT Long March 3 Active 3rd LH2 / LOX Gas generator 420.0 44,150
YF-75  China AALPT Long March 3A, 3B, 3C Active 3rd LH2 / LOX Gas generator 438.0[61] 78,450
YF-75D  China AALPT Long March 5 Active 2nd LH2 / LOX Expander, closed 442.6 88,360 41 265 34 6.0
YF-77  China AALPT Long March 5 Active 1st LH2 / LOX Gas generator 428
316.7 (SL) 		700,000
518,000 (SL) 		102 1,054 50 5.5
YF-79  China AALPT Long March 9 Development 3rd LH2 / LOX Expander, closed 455.2 250,000 70 6.0
YF-90[62]  China AALPT Long March 9 Development 2nd LH2 / LOX Staged, fuel-rich 453 2,200,000 183 4,800 46.74 6.0
YF-100  China AALPT Long March 7, 5 Active 1st RP-1/ LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 335.1
300(SL) 		1,339,480
1,199,190 (SL) 		180 1,912 64 2.6
YF-115  China AALPT Long March 6, 7 Active 2nd RP-1/ LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 341.5 182,400 120 2.5
YF-130  China AALPT Long March 9 Development 1st RP-1/ LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 308 (SL) ~5,000,000 (SL) 220 ~6,500 78 2.62
Zefiro 9A  European Union Avio Vega-C Active 3rd HTPB Solid fuel 295.2[63] 314,000[63] 75 11,400 with fuel
Zefiro 40  European Union Avio Vega-C Active 3rd HTPB Solid fuel 293.5[64] 1,304,000[64] 115 39,206 with fuel
Zenith  USA Stoke Nova Development 1st CH4 / LOX Staged, full-flow ~345 [65] >444,822[65]

Retired and canceled rocket engines

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Engine Origin Designer Vehicle Use Propellant Power cycle Specific impulse (s)[a] Thrust (N)[a] Chamber pressure (bar) Mass (kg) Thrust:​weight ratio[e] Oxidiser:​fuel ratio
Aeon 1  USA Relativity Space Terran 1 1st CH4 / LOX Gas generator 310 86,740 (SL)[66]
Aeon 1 Vacuum  USA Relativity Space Terran 1 2nd CH4 / LOX Gas generator 360 100,085 (SL)[66]
Aestus  Europe Airbus Defence and Space Ariane 5 G, G+, ES Upper N2O4 / MMH Pressure-fed 324[67] 30,000 11 111 27.6 1.9
Aestus II  Europe Airbus Defence and Space Ariane 5 Upper N2O4 / MMH Gas generator 340[68] 55,400 60 138 41.0 1.9
Aether  USA Astra Space Rocket 3.3 2nd RP-1/LOX[69] Pressure-fed 3,300[70]
AJ-60A  USA Aerojet Atlas V Booster HTPB Solid fuel 275 1,270,000[71]
AJ-260-2 United States USA Aerojet S-I stage replacement (proposed) 1st PBAN Solid fuel 263 26,183,755 831,345 with fuel
AR1  USA Aerojet Rocketdyne 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 2,200,000 (SL)[72] 2.72
Delphin  USA Astra Space Rocket 3.3 1st RP-1/LOX[69] Electric pump 29,000[70] 31
F-1[f]  USA Rocketdyne Saturn V 1st RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 304
263 (SL) 		7,770,000
6,770,000 (SL) 		70 8,391 82.27 2.27
F-1A[g][73]  USA Rocketdyne 1st RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 303
270 (SL) 		8,989,000
8,007,000 (SL) 		80 9,015 90.6 2.27
Gamma 2  United Kingdom Bristol Siddeley Black Arrow 2nd RP-1 / H2O2 Staged, decomposition and combustion 265[74] 68,200 173 40.22 8
Gamma 8  United Kingdom Bristol Siddeley Black Arrow 1st RP-1 / H2O2 Staged, decomposition and combustion 265[75] 234,800 47.40 342 70.01 8
HM-7A  Europe Snecma Ariane 1 3rd LH2 / LOX Gas generator 443[76]
308 (SL) 		61,700 30 149 42.2 5
HM-7B  Europe Snecma Ariane 2, 3, 4, 5 ECA Upper LH2 / LOX Gas generator 446[77]
310 (SL)[78] 		64,800[77]
43,600 (SL)[78] 		37[77] 165[77] 43.25 5
J-2  USA Rocketdyne Saturn V, IB 2nd, 3rd LH2 / LOX Gas generator 421[79]
200 (SL) 		1,033,100
486,200 (SL) 		52.6 1,438 73.18 5.5
J-2X  USA Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne SLS (proposed) Upper LH2 / LOX Gas generator 448[80] 1,310,000 95 2,470 58.41 5.5–4.5
Kestrel  USA SpaceX Falcon 1 Upper RP-1 / LOX Pressure fed 317 31,000 9.3 52 65
LE-5  Japan Mitsubishi, NASDA H-I Upper LH2 / LOX Gas generator 450[81] 103,000 36.0 245 42.87 5.5
LE-5A  Japan Mitsubishi, NASDA H-II Upper LH2 / LOX Expander, open 452[82] 121,500 40.0 242 51.19 5
LE-7  Japan Mitsubishi, NASDA H-II 1st LH2 / LOX Staged combustion 446[83] 1,078,000
843,500 (SL) 		127 1,714 64.13 5.9
M-1  USA Aerojet 1st, 2nd? LH2 / LOX Gas generator 428 (SL) 6,670,000 9,068 60
Merlin 1D  USA SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 1st RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 311[84]
282 (SL)[84] 		723,000 97 470 158 2.34
Merlin Vacuum 1C  USA SpaceX Falcon 1, 9 2nd RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 336[85] 413,644[85] 92
NewtonThree  USA Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Booster RP-1 / LOX Gas generator[86] 266,893[87] 70
NewtonFour  USA Virgin Orbit LauncherOne 2nd RP-1 / LOX Gas generator[86] 22,241[87]
P80  Europe Avio Vega 1st HTPB Solid fuel 280[88] 3,015,000[88] 88 96,000 with fuel
P230  Europe Avio Ariane 5 Booster HTPB Solid fuel 286[89]
259 (SL) 		6,996,000
5,860,000 (SL) 		69 269,000 with fuel[89]
RD-0120
11Д122 		 Soviet Union KBKhA Energia 1st LH2 / LOX Staged, fuel-rich 455[90] 1,962,000
1,526,000 (SL) 		219 3,450 57.80
RD-8,
11D513 		 Soviet Union Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Zenit 2nd vernier RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 342 78,450 77.47 356 2.4
RD-56 (KVD-1)
11Д56У 		 Russia KBKhM GSLV Mk I Upper LH2 / LOX Staged, fuel-rich 462[91] 69,626 55.9 282 25.17
RD-117
11Д511 		 Soviet Union NPO Energomash Soyuz-U 1st RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 316[92]
253 (SL) 		978,000
778,648 (SL) 		54.2 1,100 72.18
RD-118
11Д512 		 Soviet Union NPO Energomash Soyuz-U 2nd RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 314[92]
257 (SL) 		1,000,278
818,855 (SL) 		59.7 1,100 75.91
RD-170[h]11Д521[93]  Soviet Union NPO Energomash Energia 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 337.2
309.5 (SL) 		7,904,160
7,256,921 (SL) 		250 9,300 79.57
RD-181  Russia NPO Energomash Antares 200 1st RP-1 / LOX Staged, oxidizer-rich 339.2[94]
311.9 (SL) 		2,085,000
1,922,000 (SL) 		262.6 2,200 89
RD-264
11Д119 		 Soviet Union NPO Energomash Dnepr 1st N2O4 / UDMH Staged, oxidizer-rich 318[95]
293 (SL) 		4,521,000 206 3,600 128.15
RD-270[i]
8Д420 		 Soviet Union NPO Energomash UR-700 (proposed), UR-900 (proposed) 1st N2O4 / UDMH Staged, full-flow 322[96]
301 (SL) 		6,710,000
6,270,000 (SL) 		261 3,370 189.91
RD-275
14Д14 		 Russia NPO Energomash Proton-M 1st N2O4 / UDMH Staged, oxidizer-rich 316[97]
287 (SL) 		1,831,882
1,671,053 (SL) 		160.0 1,070 171.2
RD-843  Ukraine Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Vega upper N2O4 / UDMH Pressure-fed 315.5 2,452 20.4 15.93 2.0
RD-854
8D612 		 Soviet Union Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash R-36ORB 3rd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator
RD-855
8D68M 		 Soviet Union Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Tsyklon-2, -3, R-36 1st vernier N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 328,000 65.70 320 1.97
RD-856
8D69M 		 Soviet Union Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Tsyklon-2, -3 (-4), R-36 2nd vernier N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 54,230 71.60 112.5 1.98
RD-861
11D25 		 Soviet Union Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash Tsyklon-2, -3 3rd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 78,710 88.8 123 2.1
RD-864
15D177 		 Soviet Union Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash R-36 (missile), Dnipro 3rd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 298–309 8,450–20,200 17–41 199 1.8
RD-869
15D300 		 Soviet Union Pivdenne/​Pivdenmash R-36M 3rd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 302.3–313 8,580–20,470 17–41 196 1.8
RS-27A  USA Rocketdyne Delta 1st RP-1 / LOX Gas generator 302[98]
255 (SL) 		1,054,200 49 1,091 102.5 2.245
RS-68A[j]  USA Rocketdyne Delta IV, IV Heavy 1st LH2 / LOX Gas generator 411[99]
362 (SL) 		3,558,577
3,135,996 (SL) 		109 6,686 54.31 5.97
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster[k]  USA Thiokol Space Shuttle, Ares I Booster PBAN / APCP Solid fuel 268 14,000,000
12,500,000 (SL) 		590,000
with fuel
SRB-A  Japan IHI Aerospace, JAXA H-IIA Booster HTPB Solid fuel 280[100] 2,250,000 76,400 with fuel
UA1207  USA United Technologies Titan IV Booster PBAN Solid fuel 272[101]
245 (SL) 		7,116,000
6,410,400 (SL) 		319,330
with fuel
Viking 2  Europe Snecma Ariane 1 1st N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 690,000
611,200 (SL) 		776 90.67
Viking 2B  Europe Snecma Ariane 2, 3 1st N2O4 / UH 25 Gas generator 643,000 (SL) 776 84.5
Viking 4  Europe Snecma Ariane 1 2nd N2O4 / UDMH Gas generator 713,000 826 88
Viking 4B  Europe Snecma Ariane 2, 3, 4 2nd N2O4 / UH 25 Gas generator 800,000 826 98.76
Viking 5C  Europe Snecma Ariane 4 1st N2O4 / UH 25 Gas generator 758,000
678,000 (SL) 		826 93.57
Viking 6  Europe Snecma Ariane 4 Booster N2O4 / UH 25 Gas generator 750,000 826 92.59
Vulcain
HM-60 		 Europe Snecma Ariane 5 1st LH2 / LOX Gas generator 439[102]
326 (SL)[103] 		1,113,000[102]
773,200 (SL)[103] 		109[102] 1,300[103] 84.38
Vulcain 2  Europe Snecma Ariane 5 1st LH2 / LOX Gas generator 429[104]
318 (SL)[105] 		1,359,000[104]
939,500 (SL)[105] 		117.3[104] 1,800[104] 77.04
Waxwing  United Kingdom Bristol Aerojet Black Arrow Upper Solid fuel 278[106]
245 (SL) 		29,400
25,900 (SL) 		87 34.48
Zefiro 23  European Union Avio Vega 2nd HTPB Solid fuel 287.5[107] 1,122,000[107] 94 25,935 with fuel

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d At sea level if denoted SL, in vacuum otherwise
  2. ^ Weight is calculated at standard gravity.
  3. ^ Most powerful multi-chamber rocket engine in the world
  4. ^ Largest, most powerful solid-fuel rocket motor ever built
  5. ^ Weight is calculated at standard gravity.
  6. ^ Most powerful single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever developed
  7. ^ Tested but never flown
  8. ^ World's most powerful liquid fueled rocket engine
  9. ^ Tested but never flown
  10. ^ Most powerful hydrogen-fueled engine in the world
  11. ^ Largest solid-fuel rocket motor ever flown, and the first to be used for primary propulsion on human spaceflight missions

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