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N1 vs Start-1

RANKED BY PAYLOAD TO LOW EARTH ORBIT #3 VS #232 CHECKED 29 SEPT 2026

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Verdict

N1 ranks #3 of 311 on Payload to low Earth orbit (95,000 kg); Start-1 ranks #232 (632 kg).

Rank 03 of 311 · leads

Payload to low Earth orbit

95,000 kg

Launches4

Success rate0%

Payload to GTO—

First flight21 Feb 1969

Height105 m

Liftoff thrust45,400 kN

Launch mass2,750 t

Launch cost—

ReusableNo

StatusRetired

Rank 232 of 311

Payload to low Earth orbit

632 kg

Launches5

Success rate100%

Payload to GTO—

First flight25 Mar 1993

Height22.7 m

Liftoff thrust887 kN

Launch mass47 t

Launch cost$9,000,000

ReusableNo

StatusRetired

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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2 Last checked 29 Sept 2026