Rocketdyne MA-5 vernier engine
One of the two small, gimbaled vernier engines in the Rocketdyne MA-5 Atlas propulsion system; the sources do not establish a more specific dash-number identity.
Identity
- Aliases
- vernier engine
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- generic-system
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Rocketdyne MA-5 vernier engine
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- One of the two small, gimbaled vernier engines in the Rocketdyne MA-5 Atlas propulsion system; the sources do not establish a more specific dash-number identity.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- RP-1liquid oxygen
- Rocket Specs
- Chamber Count
- 1
- Sea Level Thrust Kn
- 3.003
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:28:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:28:57 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- NASA Agena D mission capabilities
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Launch vehicle system analysis: Atlas MA-5 propulsion system
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- FLTSATCOM Atlas SLV-3D launch vehicle description
- 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
- Atlas I official vehicle reference