YF-215 | |
Country Of Origin: | China |
Designer: | Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology |
Associated: | Long March 9 |
Status: | In development |
Type: | liquid |
Oxidizer: | LOX |
Fuel: | CH |
Cycle: | Full-flow staged combustion |
Combustion Chamber: | 1 |
The YF-215 is a liquid cryogenic rocket engine burning liquid methane and liquid oxygen in a full-flow staged combustion cycle. The engine is currently under development and is designed to power the super-heavy launch vehicle Long March 9.
The YF-215 engine has been designed to power the first stage of the Long March 9 rocket, with 26 of these engines in the first stage.[1] A successful ignition test of the pre-combustion chamber and gas generator of the engine was conducted on 12 May 2023.[2]