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N1 (rocket)

The N1 (from Ракета-носитель Raketa-nositel', "Carrier Rocket"; Cyrillic: Н1, GRAU index: 11A52, Sheldon: G-1-e, DoD: SL-15) was a super heavy-lift launch vehicle of the Soviet space program intended for crewed travel to the Moon and beyond. All four launch attempts between 1969 and 1972 failed. Studied and designed by OKB-1 since 1959, it was the…

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Burn time
125 seconds · 120 seconds · 370 seconds · 443 seconds · 600 seconds
Comparable
Saturn V
Country of origin
USSR
Diameter
17 m (56 ft)
Failure
4
First flight
21 February 1969

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N1 (rocket)

Nodes160
Edges159
Triples43
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.0125
Components1

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N1 (rocket)

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Maximum thrust · 6
N1 (rocket) → 1,800 kN (400,000 lbf), 14,064 kN (3,162,000 lbf), 329 kN (74,000 lbf), 83.36 kN (18,740 lbf), SL: 45,780 kN (10,290,000 lbf), vac: 46,320 kN (10,410,000 lbf)
Burn time · 5
N1 (rocket) → 120 seconds, 125 seconds, 370 seconds, 443 seconds, 600 seconds
Powered by · 5
N1 (rocket) → 1 × NK-21, 1 × RD-58, 30 × NK-15, 4 × NK-19, 8 × NK-15V
Specific impulse · 5
N1 (rocket) → 325 s (3.19 km/s), 346 s (3.39 km/s), 349 s (3.42 km/s), SL: 297 s (2.91 km/s), vac: 318 s (3.12 km/s)
Mass · 3
N1 (rocket) → 2,750,000 kg (6,060,000 lb), 95,000 kg (209,000 lb), cca 33,000 kg (73,000 lb)[a]
Comparable · 1
N1 (rocket) → Saturn V
Cost per launch · 1
N1 (rocket) → US$604 million in 1985 dollars ($1.81 billion in .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}2025)
Country of origin · 1
N1 (rocket) → USSR
Diameter · 1
N1 (rocket) → 17 m (56 ft)
Failure · 1
N1 (rocket) → 4

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
N1 (rocket)Burn time125 seconds1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Burn time120 seconds1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Burn time370 seconds1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Burn time443 seconds1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Burn time600 seconds1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)ComparableSaturn V1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Cost per launchUS$604 million in 1985 dollars ($1.81 billion in .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}2025)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Country of originUSSR1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Diameter17 m (56 ft)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Failure41.00infobox
N1 (rocket)First flight21 February 19691.00infobox
N1 (rocket)FunctionSuper heavy-lift launch vehicle for crewed lunar mission1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Height105.3 m (345 ft)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Last flight23 November 19721.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Launch sitesBaikonur, Site 1101.00infobox
N1 (rocket)ManufacturerOKB-11.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Mass2,750,000 kg (6,060,000 lb)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Mass95,000 kg (209,000 lb)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Masscca 33,000 kg (73,000 lb)[a]1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Maximum thrustSL: 45,780 kN (10,290,000 lbf)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Maximum thrustvac: 46,320 kN (10,410,000 lbf)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Maximum thrust14,064 kN (3,162,000 lbf)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Maximum thrust1,800 kN (400,000 lbf)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Maximum thrust329 kN (74,000 lbf)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Maximum thrust83.36 kN (18,740 lbf)1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Powered by30 × NK-151.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Powered by8 × NK-15V1.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Powered by4 × NK-191.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Powered by1 × NK-211.00infobox
N1 (rocket)Powered by1 × RD-581.00infobox

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