Energia Heavy Launch Vehicle
Energia was the Soviet super-heavy launch vehicle developed for large orbital payloads and the Buran reusable orbiter. The two-stage side-mounted-payload architecture used four RD-170-powered strap-on boosters around a hydrogen-fueled core with four RD-0120 engines and flew twice, in 1987 and 1988.
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Identity
- Aliases
- EnergiyaЭнергия11K25 Energia
- Family Name
- Energia
- Full Name
- Energia Heavy Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Energia was the Soviet super-heavy launch vehicle developed for large orbital payloads and the Buran reusable orbiter. The two-stage side-mounted-payload architecture used four RD-170-powered strap-on boosters around a hydrogen-fueled core with four RD-0120 engines and flew twice, in 1987 and 1988.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
- …
- Height
- …
- First Flight Year
- 1,987
- Last Flight Year
- 1,988
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass
- …
- Payload Capacity
- LEO
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energia_(rocket)
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:29:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:36:47 UTC