Space · launch vehicle

Energiya/Buran

OKB-1 RETIRED REUSABLE

At a glance

Launches

Success rate

100%

1 ok · 0 failed

Payload to LEO

90,400 kg

Payload to GTO

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Manufacturer

Energia

Status

Retired

First flight

15 Nov 1988

Reusable

Yes

Height

97 m

Diameter

17.65 m

Launch mass

2,629 t

Liftoff thrust

35,301 kN

Stages

Launch cost

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Booster landings

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Links

Wikipedia

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.

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

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