Rocket file · LV-315
Energiya/Buran
Energiya/Buran is a reusable launch vehicle built by Energia. It stands 97.0 m tall, lifts 90,400 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 15 November 1988. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Energiya/Buran is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesEnergiya/Buran in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Energiya/Buran flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Energiya/Buran's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- How much can Energiya/Buran lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Energiya/Buran at 90,400 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Energiya/Buran reusable?
- Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Energiya/Buran as reusable. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket.