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nitrogen tetroxide

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nitrogen tetroxide [′nī·trə·jən te′träk‚sīd]
(inorganic chemistry)


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The technical specifications required the missiles to not leak fluids, but unexpected weld and metal porosity caused the missiles to leak gasses, namely Unsymmetrical Di-Methyl Hydrazine ([CH312N2H2) & Nitrogen Tetroxide (N204).
The new engine provided the heavy lifting with its 445 Newtons (100 pounds) of thrust, using the standard satellite bipropellants, monomethyl hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide.
The system is called dual-mode because it uses a common supply of hydrazine fuel to support both the bipropellant operation of the ACLAEs, using nitrogen tetroxide as the oxidizer, and the monopropellant operation of the RCS thrusters.
 
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