Orbital launch vehicle
Energiya
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 rate0%0/1
Payload to LEO88,000kg
Maiden flight1987-05-15
Peak year19871 flight
Energiya is built by Energia of Russia. It first flew on 15 May 1987 and last flew on 15 May 1987.
Flight record
0% success rate0 of 1 flown · 1 failed
First flight1987-05-15
Latest flight1987-05-15
Failures1
Consecutive successes0
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 88,000kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary orbit | 22,000kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 97m |
| Diameter | 17.65m |
| Launch mass | 2524t |
| Liftoff thrust | 35,129kN |
| Maiden flight | 1987-05-15 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-05-15 | Energiya | Polyus | 250 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
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.