SRV-1 (RLV-T6)
LinkSpace
China's first suborbital reusable vehicle (test code RLV-T6), a multi-purpose LOX/methane VTVL rocket for microgravity, atmospheric and payload testing missions.
Technical specifications
- Test designation
- RLV-T6
- Diameter
- 1.2 m
- Height
- 15 m
- Take-off weight
- 8.5 t
- Propellant
- LOX / Methane
- Engine thrust
- 100 kN (sea level)
- Engine cycle
- Open (gas generator)
- Specific impulse (Isp)
- 285 s (sea level)
- Thrust variable ratio
- 20%-100%
- Engine maker
- JZYJ Space Tech Co., Ltd.
About
SRV-1 (test code: RLV-T6) is described by LinkSpace as China’s first suborbital reusable vehicle. It is a multi-purpose vehicle using LOX/methane propellant. When flown without a separating payload, its launch costs are claimed to be reduced by 90% compared with a non-reusable solid-propellant rocket of similar class.
SRV-1 is intended for multiple applications including microgravity research, atmospheric research, aerospace sensor testing, near-spacecraft testing, and biological payload flights. The vehicle features deployable landing legs and a lighter structure built from a high-temperature-resistant composite material, over which LinkSpace states it holds independent intellectual property rights.
The vehicle is powered by a variable-thrust rocket engine burning LOX/methane, operating on an open (gas-generator) cycle, delivering 100 kN of sea-level thrust with a sea-level specific impulse of 285 s and a throttle range of 20%-100%. The engine is supplied by JZYJ Space Tech Co., Ltd.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
