Rocket file · LV-450
Volna
Volna is an expendable launch vehicle built by Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. It stands 14.1 m tall, lifts 120 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 1 January 1975. It has flown 1 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 Volna
Space launch vehicle Volna is a converted Submarine-launched ballistic missile used for launching satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29R designed by State Rocket Center Makayev and related to the Shtil' Launch Vehicle . The Volna is a 3-stage launch vehicle that uses liquid propellant. The warhead section is used for the payloads that can be either put into orbit with the help of an additional boost engine or travel along a sub-orbital trajectory to be recovered at the landing site. Volna can be launched from Delta III-class submarine or from land based facilities.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Volna is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesVolna in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Volna flown?
- 1 times, with 0 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Volna's success rate?
- 0.0%. That's 0 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- How much can Volna lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Volna at 120 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Volna reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Volna as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.