ABOUT ENERGIYA/BURAN
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.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
90,400 kg
TO LEO
199,332 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
35,301
KILONEWTONS
7,935,983
POUNDS-FORCE
~47,339
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height97 m (318 ft)
Diameter17.65 m (57.9 ft)
Launch Mass2,629 kg (5,797 lbs)
Stages3
FLIGHT HISTORY