N1
N1 familyRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Retired
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)
Specifications
- Thrust
- 45,400 kN
- Height
- 105 m
- Diameter
- 17 m
- Launch mass
- 2,750 t
- Stages
- 5
- LEO capacity
- 95,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
4flightswith a definitive outcome
0%success rate0 of 4
4failuresincluding partial failures
0success streakcurrent
First flight February 21, 1969 · latest November 23, 1972
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for N1 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 |