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Stages of the development of fuel-oxidant flow rates ratio control systems in liquid-propellant launch vehicles of the “Sojuz” type (parts of history)

A. I. Chadaev, E. I. Tropova

V. A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: The main stages of the development are stated of the fuel-oxidant flow rates ratio control systems for the “Sojuz” launch vehicles (LV) family – from the LV “Sputnik” to the LV “SOJUZ-2”.

Keywords: launch vehicle, fuel-oxidant flow rates ratio control system, propellant-consumption control system.

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