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N1

Retired

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

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)

Key figures

Total launches
4
Successes
0
Failures
4
Success rate
0.0 %
Success streak
0
Maiden flight
Feb 21, 1969
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
132d 11h
Planned launches
0

Technology

Length
105 m
Diameter
17 m
Launch mass
2,750 t
Liftoff thrust
45,400 kN
Stages
5
LEO (low Earth orbit)
95,000 kg

Launches per year

of which in our database: 4

1969: 2 Failures219691971: 1 Failures119711972: 1 Failures11972
Successes Failures Other/planned

History & events

  1. Feb 21, 1969🚀 Maiden flightZond-M 1View launch →
  2. Feb 21, 1969💥 FailureZond-M 1View launch →
  3. Jul 3, 1969💥 FailureZond-M 2View launch →
  4. Jun 26, 1971💥 FailureSoyuz 7K-LOK No.1View launch →
  5. Nov 23, 1972💥 FailureSoyuz 7K-LOK No.2View launch →

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