Rocket DB

Energiya family

Energiya/Buran

RetiredReusableRussiaEnergia

Energia (Russian: Энергия, Energiya, "Energy") (GRAU 11K25) was a Soviet rocket that was designed by NPO Energia to serve as a heavy-lift partially recoverable launch system for a variety of payloads including the Buran spacecraft.

Flights flown1
Success rate100%1/1
Payload to LEO90,400kg
Maiden flight1988-11-15
Peak year19881 flight

Energiya/Buran is built by Energia of Russia. It first flew on 15 November 1988 and last flew on 15 November 1988.

Flight record

1 records
100% success rate1 of 1 flown
First flight1988-11-15
Latest flight1988-11-15
Failures0
Consecutive successes1

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit90,400kg
Geostationary orbit20,000kg

Vehicle

Stages3
Length97m
Diameter17.65m
Launch mass2629t
Liftoff thrust35,301kN
Maiden flight1988-11-15
ReusableYes

Pads used

1 pad
110/37 (110L)1

Orbits delivered

1 orbit
Low Earth Orbit1

Launch history

1 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
1988-11-15Energiya/Buran | Buran OK-1K110/37 (110L)Low Earth OrbitSuccess

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia

Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.