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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Energia
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1976–1988
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$2.3B↗ 199% inflation · 1985→2025
Original Price
$764.0M (1985)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
30
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
12
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$2.3B
Original: $764.0M (1985)
Inflation: +%199
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typesuper heavy-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1987
- ManufacturerNPO "Energia"
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO100,000 kg
- Payload to GTO20,000 kg
- Liftoff Mass2,400 t
- Height58.765 m
- Diameter17.65 m
- Success Rate2
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage Propellantkerosene/LOX
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches2
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Cost per Launch764,000,000 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1976Production started
- 1988Production ended
50
years in service
12
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
123MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES30COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1272RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS2PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES53PRICE · ALL WEAPONS270PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
Capable of carrying human passengers, meeting safety and reliability standards for human spaceflight.
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