Astrobotic Chakram
Chakram is Astrobotic’s rotating-detonation rocket engine development. In April 2026 the company reported eight Marshall ground tests with two prototypes, including a continuous 300-second burn and thrust above 4,000 lbf per engine. Future development targets cooling, throttling and reduced mass. Proposed vehicle applications remain development plans.
Identity
- Aliases
- ChakramChakram RDRE
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Astrobotic Chakram
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- Chakram is Astrobotic’s rotating-detonation rocket engine development. In April 2026 the company reported eight Marshall ground tests with two prototypes, including a continuous 300-second burn and thrust above 4,000 lbf per engine. Future development targets cooling, throttling and reduced mass. Proposed vehicle applications remain development plans.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:52:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:52:57 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-10-29
- Publisher
- Astrobotic
- Title
- Chakram rotating-detonation engine hot-fire campaign, 23 April 2026