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Engine NK-33A

NK-33A engine

Liquid rocket engine NK-33A for the first stage of the Soyuz-2.1v launch vehicle

Technical characteristics

Engine thrust near the Earth 154.5 ts
Specific impulse in vacuum 331 s
Pressure in the combustion chamber 148.7 kgf/cm2
In-flight operating time 200 s
Resource 600 s

Advantages

  • High specific impulse - 331 sec.
  • Low weight compared to analogues.
  • High reliability - more than 450 successful tests and launches.
  • Moderate pressure in the combustion chamber.
  • Simplicity of design.

Application

Soyuz-2.1v launch vehicles.

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Engine NK-33A
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