N1

In-active

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)

Feb. 21, 1969

Description

The N1 was a super heavy-lift launch vehicle intended to deliver payloads beyond low Earth orbit, acting as the Soviet counterpart to the US Saturn V. It was designed with manned extra-orbital travel in mind. Development work started on the N1 in 1959. Its first stage is the most powerful rocket stage ever built. (checked 2019)

Specifications
  • Stages
    5
  • Length
    105.0 m
  • Diameter
    17.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    2750.0 T
  • Thrust
    45400.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    N1
  • Family
  • Variant
    N1
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    N1
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    95000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Government
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
RFSA 1992

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

N1 | Soyuz 7K-LOK No.2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 23, 1972, 6:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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N1 | Soyuz 7K-LOK No.1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 26, 1971, 11:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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N1 | Zond-M 2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 3, 1969, 8:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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N1 | Zond-M 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 21, 1969, 9:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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