X-Nico

unusual facts about dinitrogen tetroxide


Dinitrogen oxide

Dinitrogen tetroxide, N2O4, an unstable dimer of nitric oxide;


Liquid-propellant rocket

nitric acid 73% with dinitrogen tetroxide 27% (=AK27) and kerosene/gasoline mixture (=TM-185) – various Russian (USSR) cold-war ballistic missiles (R-12, Scud-B,-D), Iran: Shahab-5, North Korea: Taepodong-2

Operation Behemoth

The operation failed due to a leak of fuel and oxidizer from missile number six just prior to the start.


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