Energia rocket
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The Energia rocket was a powerful Soviet heavy-lift launch vehicle developed in the 1980s, best known for carrying the Buran space shuttle and for its role as a versatile super-heavy booster.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Energia launch vehicle | 2 |
| Energia | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet launch vehicle
ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ super heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| boosterEngine | RD-170 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boosterFuel | kerosene ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Saturn V
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Shuttle launch system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | core stage with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| coreEngine | RD-0120 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreStageFuel | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Valentin Glushko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| developer | NPO Energia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | 7.75 m ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 0 ⓘ |
| family | Energia launch vehicle family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1987-05-15 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchPayload | Polyus (Skif-DM) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAgency |
Glavkosmos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| height | 58.8 m ⓘ |
| intendedRole |
heavy-lift cargo to low Earth orbit
ⓘ
launcher for Soviet space shuttle ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1988-11-15 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | Baikonur-based orbits ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 250 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liftoffMass | ~2400 t ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NPO Energia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
launching the Buran space shuttle
ⓘ
versatile super-heavy booster design ⓘ |
| notablePayload |
Buran orbiter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polyus (Skif-DM) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | Energia–Buran program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadToGTO | ~20000 kg ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | ~100000 kg ⓘ |
| programStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid oxygen / kerosene (boosters)
ⓘ
liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen (core) ⓘ |
| reasonForRetirement |
collapse of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
high operational cost ⓘ |
| secondLaunchPayload | Buran orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stages | 2 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian space missions (planned)
ⓘ
military payload concepts ⓘ |
| variant |
Energia-M
NERFINISHED
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Vulkan (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Energia launch vehicle
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Energia launch vehicle