NK-15 Rocket Engine
Samara Electromechanical Plant (Kuznetsov)
First-stage LOX/kerosene rocket engine of the Soviet N1 Moon rocket, predecessor to NK-33 with 1,510 kN sea-level thrust.
Technical specifications
- Propellants
- LOX / RP-1 (kerosene)
- Cycle
- Oxygen-rich staged combustion
- Thrust (sea level)
- 1,510 kN
- Application
- Soviet N1 Moon rocket, first stage
About
The NK-15 was the first-stage rocket engine of the Soviet N1 Moon rocket, burning LOX and kerosene in an oxygen-rich staged combustion cycle. The N1 first stage used 30 NK-15 engines in clustered configuration. The NK-15 was later refined and improved into the NK-33, which achieved significantly better performance and reliability.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
