Energiya/Buran

Built & Operated By
Energia
Government · founded 1946
Family
Energiya
Maiden Flight
15 NOV 1988
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
97 m
Diameter
17.65 m
Launch Mass
2,629 T
Thrust
35,301 kN
Stages
3
Configuration
Reusable
Launch Record
Total Launches
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive
1
Performance
To LEO
90,400 kg