NK-31
Engine · Russia
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Kuznetsov LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Upgraded version of engines for N-1 stage 4, with multiple ignition capability and increased operational lifetime. Mothballed in 1974. Proposed for Black Colt launch vehicle in 1993.
To have been used in the N-1F fourth (Block G translunar injection) stage. After initial failures of the N-1 Kuznetsov developed modified versions of engines for all four stages, which had multiple ignition capability and increased operational lifetime.
Engine: 722 kg (1,591 lb). Chamber Pressure: 92.00 bar. Area Ratio: 124. Thrust to Weight Ratio: 56.78. Oxidizer to Fuel Ratio: 2.6.
Related
- Country
- Russia
- Spacecraft
- Black Colt
- Propellants
- Lox/Kerosene
- Stages
- Black Colt AV
- Agency
- Kuznetsov bureau
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