Go Taikonauts! - Engine (original) (raw)

Designation Application Propellants Thrust (KN) Mass (kg) Length (m) Diameter (m) Isp (sec) Comments
YF-1 CZ-1 stage 1 NA27S/UDMH 255 2.0 240
YF-1A CZ-1D stage 1 NA27S/UDMH 275 2.0 243
YF-2 CZ-1 stage 1 NA27S/UDMH 1020 1180 2.65 2.25 240 4xYF-1
YF-2A CZ-1D stage 1 NA27S/UDMH 1101 2.0 243 4xYF-1A
YF-3 CZ-1 stage 2 NA27S/UDMH 320 350 2.45 1.55 287
YF-20 FB-1,CZ-2C,3 stage 1 N2O4/UDMH 696 712.5 259
YF-20B CZ-2C/SD,2D,2E,3,3A,3B,3C,4A,4B stage1; CZ-2E,3B,3C strap-ons N2O4/UDMH 740 712.5 260
YF-21 FB-1,CZ-2C, 3 stage 1 N2O4/UDMH 2785 2850 3.3 3.5 259 4xYF-20
YF-21B CZ-2C/SD,2D,2E,3,3A,3B,3C,4A,4B stage1 N2O4/UDMH 2962 2850 3.3 3.5 260 4xYF-20B
YF-22 FB-1,CZ-2C,2D,3,4A stage 2 N2O4/UDMH 720 289
YF-22B CZ-2C/SD,2E,3,3A,3B,3C,4B stage 2 N2O4/UDMH 738 298
YF-23/23F FB-1,CZ-2C,2D,3,4A stage 2 N2O4/UDMH 46 282 Vernier engine (4 chambers)
YF-23B CZ-2C/SD,2E,3A,3B,3C,4B stage 2 N2O4/UDMH 47 289 Vernier engine (4 chambers)
YF-24/24F FB-1,CZ-2C,3 stage 2; CZ-2D,4A stage 2 (YF-24F) N2O4/UDMH 766 875 3.46 3.3 YF-22 + YF-23/23F
YF-24B/24D CZ-2C/SD,2E,3A,3B,4B stage 2; CZ-3 stage 2 later version (YF-24D) N2O4/UDMH 789 957 3.48 3.3 YF-22B + YF-23B/23F
YF-40 CZ-1D stage 2; CZ-4A,4B stage 3 N2O4/UDMH 100 166 1.2 0.65 306
YF-73 CZ-3 stage 3 LOX/LH2 44.15 236 1.4 2.2 420
YF-75 CZ-3A,3B,3C stage 3 LOX/LH2 78.45 550 2.8 3.0 437
Note: 1. There were FY designations used for early launchers (FB-1) which are similar to YF series but porduced by different factories, with slightly lower performance than YF. 2. Some report mentioned DaFY5, DaFY6, DaFY20 and DaFY21 engines. In fact, they are similar to YF-20B, YF-21B, YF-24B and YF-22B (maybe with slightly higher performance). DaFYs are used on CZ-3 serious, CZ-2D and 4A. 3. Thrust and Isp for first stage engines are sea-level, while all others are vacuum. 4. Data sources: China Aerospace magazine; Dietrich Haeseler

(Left to right: EPKM, PKM, FG-02, PKM-77, FG-23, FG-47. Photo credit: China Aerospace)