Astrobotic Scimitar
Scimitar is the throttleable, gimbaled liquid-oxygen/isopropyl-alcohol engine installed on Xodiac. Astrobotic’s July 2024 guide gives maximum thrust as 1,200 lbf, approximately 5.34 kN. Thrust modulation and steering support hovering and precise powered landings.
Identity
- Aliases
- ScimitarMasten Scimitar
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Astrobotic Scimitar
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Scimitar is the throttleable, gimbaled liquid-oxygen/isopropyl-alcohol engine installed on Xodiac. Astrobotic’s July 2024 guide gives maximum thrust as 1,200 lbf, approximately 5.34 kN. Thrust modulation and steering support hovering and precise powered landings.
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- liquid oxygenisopropyl alcohol
Links
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- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:52:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:52:56 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-10-29
- Publisher
- Astrobotic
- Title
- Xodiac Rocket Lander Payload User’s Guide, July 2024, p. 9