Ukraine modifies Tsyklon-3 engine for Italian Vega rocket

Ukraine's Yuzhnoe Design Bureau is developing an upgraded version of an engine from the Tsyklon-3 rocket for Italy's proposed Vega small satellite launcher. The RD-861 engine being studied by Italy's FiatAvio is used on the third stage of the medium-lift Tsyklon-3, which has flown 116 times since...

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