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Energia
Soviet super-heavy orbital rocket
The Soviet answer to Saturn V — a super-heavy rocket that flew twice in the late 1980s, carrying a classified military prototype in 1987 and the unmanned Buran shuttle in 1988. The USSR collapsed before Energia had a third mission.
Service1987–1988
1987·first flight●1988·last flight
- launches
- 2 launches
- success · 1/2
- 50% success · 1/2
