YF-209
YF-209 is a development-stage Chinese liquid-oxygen/liquid-methane rocket engine for commercial launch applications. China’s National Space Administration reports 780 kN vacuum thrust, deep throttling, at least three mission starts, and a target of at least 30 reuses; the last two are capability and target statements, not evidence of serial production or completed reuse. The source identifies China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s Sixth Academy as the presenting organization; no narrower manufacturer attribution is asserted here.
Identity
- Aliases
- YF-209YF209YF-209 liquid rocket engineCASC YF-209
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- YF-209
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- YF-209 is a development-stage Chinese liquid-oxygen/liquid-methane rocket engine for commercial launch applications. China’s National Space Administration reports 780 kN vacuum thrust, deep throttling, at least three mission starts, and a target of at least 30 reuses; the last two are capability and target statements, not evidence of serial production or completed reuse. The source identifies China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s Sixth Academy as the presenting organization; no narrower manufacturer attribution is asserted here.
- Propellants
- liquid oxygenliquid methane
- Rocket Specs
- Restartable
- Yes
- Vacuum Thrust
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:32:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 08:32:52 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