UEC-Kuznetsov NK-3
UEC-Kuznetsov NK-3 is a liquid-oxygen/naphthyl rocket engine under development for the Voronezh ultra-light launcher. Rostec describes 4.5-tonne thrust, thrust vectoring, and intended stage uses of 12 engines on the first stage and one on the second; this record captures the engine identity without creating a launch-vehicle relationship.
Identity
- Aliases
- NK-3UEC NK-3
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- UEC-Kuznetsov NK-3
- Status
- development
Details
- Description
- UEC-Kuznetsov NK-3 is a liquid-oxygen/naphthyl rocket engine under development for the Voronezh ultra-light launcher. Rostec describes 4.5-tonne thrust, thrust vectoring, and intended stage uses of 12 engines on the first stage and one on the second; this record captures the engine identity without creating a launch-vehicle relationship.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- liquid oxygennaphthyl
- Rocket Specs
- Sea Level Thrust Kn
- 44.15
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 10:56:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 10:56:26 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-15
- Note
- Rostec identifies UEC-Kuznetsov NK-3 as a 4.5-tonne thrust, thrust-vectoring engine under development for the Voronezh ultra-light launch vehicle, with 12 engines on the first stage and one on the second; the source names liquid oxygen and naphthyl propellants.
- Publisher
- Rostec / United Engine Corporation
- Title
- Rostec will Create Russia’s First NK-3 Engine for Small-Lift Launch Vehicles