ABOUT ENERGIYA
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
88,000 kg
TO LEO
194,040 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
35,129
KILONEWTONS
7,897,315
POUNDS-FORCE
~47,109
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height97 m (318 ft)
Diameter17.65 m (57.9 ft)
Launch Mass2,524 kg (5,565 lbs)
Stages2
FLIGHT HISTORY