Recorded test events
0
Hybrid Rocket Engine
Gluon
Peak thrust
0LBF
Theoretical impulse
0LBF·S
Theoretical specific impulse
0S
Static engine tests
0
Engine overview
Gluon was designed by SRT-12 for the Hadron program. Unlike the team’s earlier fixed-flow hybrid engines, it was designed around oxidizer regulation with a needle valve so the propulsion system could throttle as part of Hadron’s first-generation guidance and control architecture. The chamber design also incorporated additional burn-through protection for the longer-duration operating concept.
Program record
Archive- Vehicle
- Hadron
- Designed
- SRT-122024–2025
- Built
- SRT-132025–2026
Engine record
Configuration
- Versions
- N/A
- Vehicle
- Hadron
- Engine type
- Hybrid
- Oxidizer
- N2O (Nitrous Oxide)
- Fuel
- HTPB (Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene)
- Pressurization method
- Pressurized with Nitrogen (N2)
- Injection method
- Showerhead injector
- Oxidizer flow control
- Needle-valve regulation / throttleable concept
- Chamber liner
- HTPB + Isodecyl Pelorogonate (IDP) liner
Performance
Design point
- Peak thrust
- 500 lbf
- Theoretical impulse
- 15,000 lbf-sec
- Theoretical specific impulse
- 205 s
Verification
Test record
- Hydrostatic tests
- 1
- Cold flow tests
- 1
- Static engine tests
- 2