Rocket file · LV-114
N1
N1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). It stands 105.0 m tall, lifts 95,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 21 February 1969. It has flown 4 times with 0 successes, a success rate of 0.0%. 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 N1
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)
Upcoming flights
Manifest
N1 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesN1 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has N1 flown?
- 4 times, with 0 successes and 4 failures.
- What is N1's success rate?
- 0.0%. That's 0 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
- How much can N1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists N1 at 95,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is N1 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists N1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.