Rocket family
Energiya
Soviet Union and Russia1987 to 1988Energia is the Soviet super heavy rocket built to launch the Buran shuttle and heavy military payloads, with a hydrogen-fueled core and four kerosene boosters that share their design with Zenit. It flies only twice: in 1987 with the Polyus prototype, which fails to reach orbit, and in 1988 with Buran, which completes an uncrewed flight and an automatic landing.
- Launches
- 2
- Success rate
- 50%
- 1 failure
- First flight
- 1987
- Energiya
- Last flight
- 1988
- Energiya/Buran
- Rocket types
- 2
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
Energiya rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energiya | 1987 | 1 | 0% | 58.8 m | 88,000 kg |
| Energiya/Buran | 1988 | 1 | 100% | 58.8 m | 90,400 kg |