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Also known as HM-7B, HM7-B

The HM7B was a European cryogenic upper stage rocket engine used on the vehicles in the Ariane rocket family. It was replaced by Vinci, which acts as the new upper stage engine on Ariane 6. Nearly 300 engines have been produced to date.

Key facts

Rocket engine.status
Retired
Rocket engine.type
liquid
Rocket engine.oxidiser
LOX
Rocket engine.successor
Vinci
Rocket engine.name
HM7B
Rocket engine.image
SNECMA HM7B rocket engine.jpg
Rocket engine.country_of_origin
France
Rocket engine.first_date
24 December 1979
Rocket engine.designer
Snecma
Rocket engine.manufacturer
Snecma
Rocket engine.purpose
Upper stage engine
Rocket engine.predecessor
HM4
Rocket engine.mixture_ratio
5:1
Rocket engine.cycle
Gas-generator
Rocket engine.combustion_chamber
1
Rocket engine.nozzle_ratio
83.1:1

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country of origin
France
Followed by
Vinci
Diameter
1.00
Mass
155
Image
CNES 2011 044.jpg
Height
1.80
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Commons category
HM-7B
first flight
1984-08-04
source of energy
liquid oxygen
maximum thrust
43.6
specific impulse by weight
310
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