Draco
SpaceX pressure-fed NTO/MMH chemical thruster used by Dragon for orbital maneuvering and attitude control. NASA gives 400 N per Draco and 18 on original Dragon; SpaceX lists 16 on current Dragon/Cargo Dragon 2, reflecting vehicle generations.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- chemical-thruster
- Name
- Draco
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- SpaceX pressure-fed NTO/MMH chemical thruster used by Dragon for orbital maneuvering and attitude control. NASA gives 400 N per Draco and 18 on original Dragon; SpaceX lists 16 on current Dragon/Cargo Dragon 2, reflecting vehicle generations.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- monomethyl hydrazinenitrogen tetroxide
- Rocket Specs
- Vacuum Thrust Kn
- 0.4
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.spacex.com/vehicles
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:31:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:00:55 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Dragon 1 cargo spacecraft official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- SpaceX
- Title
- Dragon
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Cargo Dragon 2 official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA CRS-1 press kit identifies 18 Draco thrusters, NTO/MMH storable propellants, and 90 lbf (400 N) thrust per thruster for Dragon orbital maneuvering and attitude control.
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- SpaceX CRS-1 Press Kit
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA Commercial Crew press kit describes Draco thrusters near the Dragon capsule base and under the nose cone for orbital maneuvering.
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- Commercial Crew Program Press Kit