YF-209
Chinese liquid oxygen/methane rocket engine developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation for commercial launch applications. CNSA reports 780 kN vacuum thrust, deep throttling, at least three mission starts, and a target of at least 30 reuses.
Identity
- Aliases
- YF-209YF209
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- YF-209
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- Chinese liquid oxygen/methane rocket engine developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation for commercial launch applications. CNSA reports 780 kN vacuum thrust, deep throttling, at least three mission starts, and a target of at least 30 reuses.
- Propellants
- liquid oxygenliquid methane
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:32:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:32:19 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- CNSA identifies YF-209 as a 780 kN vacuum-thrust liquid oxygen/methane engine with deep throttling, at least three starts, and at least 30 planned reuses.
- Publisher
- China National Space Administration
- Title
- China releases three commercial liquid rocket engines