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What is specific impulse a measure of?

Rocket engine efficiency.

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  1. Rocket weight
  2. Rocket engine efficiency ✔
  3. Rocket height

Why: Specific impulse measures how much impulse an engine gets per unit of propellant, so higher is more efficient.

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Answer: Rocket engine efficiency. Specific impulse measures how much impulse an engine gets per unit of propellant, so higher is more efficient.

  1. Rocket engine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_engine
    The most important metric for the efficiency of a rocket engine is impulse per unit of propellant, this is called specific impulse
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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