NK-19

Manufacturer Name: NK-19. Government Designation: 11D54. Other Designations: NK-9V. Designer: Kuznetsov. Developed in: 1960-72. Application: N-1 stage 4 (block G). Propellants: Lox/Kerosene. Chambers: 1. Country: Russia. Status: Development ended 1964. First Flight: 1969. Last Flight: 1972. Flown: 4.00.

Based on NK-9 engine. Originally developed for the modernized second stage of the R-9 (abandoned). Also to have been used on GR-1 / 8K713 Stage 2. Proposed for N-II stage 1. Designation 11D54 used also for predecessor of 11D57 LOX/LH2 engine.

NK-19 used on Rocket Stages

Used on stage: N-11 1963 - V. on launch vehicle: N-11 1963.

Used on stage: N-11 Block B. on launch vehicle: N-11 1963.

Used on stage: N-11 Block B. on launch vehicle: N-11GR.

Used on stage: N-111 - A. on launch vehicle: N-111.

Used on stage: N1 1962 - V. on launch vehicle: N1 1962.

Used on stage: N1 1964 - V. on launch vehicle: N1 1964.

Used on stage: N1 Block G. on launch vehicle: N1.

Used on stage: N1 Block G. on launch vehicle: N1F.

Used on stage: N1U 1965 - V. on launch vehicle: N-IU.

Used on stage: N3 Block A.

Bibliography and Further Reading

Russian Space Industry, Federation of American Scentists Web Pages, 1998 via Dietrich Haeseler. Accessed at: http://www.fas.org/spp/civil/russia/.

Anisimov, V S; Lacefield, T C; Andrews, J, AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, "Evolution of the NK-33 and NK-43 reusable LOX/kerosene engines", via Dietrich Haeseler.

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