Built & Operated By
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Government · founded 1992
Maiden Flight
21 FEB 1969
About
The N1 was a super heavy-lift launch vehicle intended to deliver payloads beyond low Earth orbit, acting as the Soviet counterpart to the US Saturn V. It was designed with manned extra-orbital travel in mind. Development work started on the N1 in 1959. Its first stage is the most powerful rocket stage ever built. (checked 2019)
Vehicle Specifications
Height
105 m
Diameter
17 m
Launch Mass
2,750 T
Thrust
45,400 kN
Stages
5
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
4
Successful
0
Failed
4
Performance
To LEO
95,000 kg