LE-5
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The LE-5 liquid rocket engine and its derivative models were developed in Japan to meet the need for an upper stage propulsion system for the H-I and H-II series of launch vehicles. It is a cryogenic bipropellant design, using LH2 and LOX. Primary design and production work was carried out by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. In terms of liquid rockets, it is a fairly small engine, both in size and thrust output, being in the 89 kN (20,000 lbf) and the more recent models the 130 kN (30,000 lbf) thrust class.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | LE-5 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | JAXA Jet engine 1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | S-160JA-1 Rocket | Commons | ||
| commons | image | LE-5 engine | Commons | ||
| commons | image | LE-5 engine - National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo - DSC07393 | Commons | ||


