Astronomy:NK-15

From HandWiki

The NK-15 (GRAU index: 11D51) was a rocket engine designed and built in the late 1960s by the Kuznetsov Design Bureau. The NK designation was derived from the initials of chief designer Nikolay Kuznetsov. The NK-15 was among the most powerful LOX/kerosene rocket engines when it was built, with a high specific impulse and low structural mass. It was intended for the ill-fated Soviet N-1 Moon rocket.

History

The engine equipped the N1 rocket - the first two launch attempts failed due to this engine.[1] Its successor, the NK-33 was to be used on the N1F, an upgraded version of the N1,[2] but the program was cancelled.[3]

Versions

  • NK-15V (GRAU index: 11D52): modified NK-15 optimized for vacuum operation, used on the second stage of the N1.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chertok, Boris E. (2011). Rockets and people.. Washington, DC: NASA. p. 208,230. ISBN 978-0-16-089559-3. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/621513main_RocketsPeopleVolume4-ebook.pdf. Retrieved 9 August 2021. 
  2. ↑ Sesnic, Trevor (2023-06-02). "Starship vs. N1" (in en-US). https://everydayastronaut.com/starship-vs-n1/. 
  3. ↑ Avilla, Aeryn (21 February 2020). "N1: The Rise and Fall of the USSR's Moon Rocket". https://www.spaceflighthistories.com/post/n1-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-ussr-s-moon-rocket. 



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Astronomy:NK-15&oldid=4134084"