Aerojet LR87-AJ-5
Aerojet LR87-AJ-5 liquid rocket engine variant used as the Titan II first-stage engine; the National Museum of the United States Air Force identifies one LR87-AJ-5 rated at 430,000 pounds thrust and burning Aerozine 50 with nitrogen tetroxide.
Identity
- Aliases
- LR87-AJ-5Aerojet-General LR87-AJ-5
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Aerojet LR87-AJ-5
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Aerojet LR87-AJ-5 liquid rocket engine variant used as the Titan II first-stage engine; the National Museum of the United States Air Force identifies one LR87-AJ-5 rated at 430,000 pounds thrust and burning Aerozine 50 with nitrogen tetroxide.
- Propellants
- Aerozine 50nitrogen tetroxide
- Rocket Specs
- Sea Level Thrust Kn
- 1912.73
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 04:53:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 04:53:41 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-06
- Note
- Official USAF museum fact sheet identifies the Titan II first-stage engine as Aerojet LR87-AJ-5 with 430,000 lb thrust and Aerozine 50/nitrogen tetroxide propellants.
- Publisher
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Title
- Martin Marietta SM-68B/LGM-25C Titan II
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-06
- Note
- Official propulsion fact sheet documents LR87 as a liquid-fueled, fixed-thrust, non-restartable engine family with multiple propellant-era variants.
- Publisher
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Title
- Aerojet-General LR87 Liquid Rocket