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N1-L3 - 1964
N1-L3 - 1964 - N1-L3 as per advanced project, 1964

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Family: N. Country: Russia. Status: Hardware. Library of Congress Designation: G-1. Department of Defence Designation: SL-15. Article Number: 11A52. Manufacturer's Designation: N-1.

Korolev OKB lunar landing launch vehicle. Built on-site at Baikonur from major components fabricated at Progress factory in Samara. These test vehicles did not exceed 2735 tonnes liftoff mass and 70 tonne earth orbit payload capability, as opposed to design requirement of 2750 tonnes and 95 tonnes. Four flight tests, all failures. Cancelled and Energia developed for heavy lift requirements.


Specifications

Launches: 4. Failures: 4. Success Rate: 0.00% pct. First Launch Date: 21 February 1969. Last Launch Date: 23 November 1972. LEO Payload: 70,000 kg. to: 225 km Orbit. at: 51.6 degrees. Liftoff Thrust: 4,400,000 kgf. Total Mass: 2,735,000 kg. Core Diameter: 17.0 m. Total Length: 105.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 604.00 million. in 1985 unit dollars.


N1 Chronology


- 1957 During the Year -
1958 Jun 30 -
- 1959 During the Year -
1959 Dec 31 -
1960 Jun 23 -

N1 launch - frame 2N1 launch - frame 2 - Frame from computer-generated simulation of N1 launch

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1960 Jun 23 -
1961 May 3 -
1961 May 13 -
1961 Jun 1 -
1961 Oct 12 -
1962 Apr 12 -
1962 Apr 13 -
1962 Apr 16 -
1962 Apr 20 -
1962 Sep 24 -
1962 Sep 25 -
1962 Nov 1 -
1963 Mar 21 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1963 Sep 1 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1963 Oct 4 -
1963 Nov 13 -
1963 Dec 24 -
1964 Jun 19 -
1964 Aug 1 -
1964 Aug 3 -
1964 Sep 1 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1965 Feb 10 -
1965 Feb 10 -
1965 Sep 6 -
1966 Jan 14 -
1966 Feb 1 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1966 Feb 14 -
1966 Sep 1 -
1966 Sep 14 -
1966 Sep 16 -

Cutaway of N1Cutaway of N1

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1966 Sep 17 -
1966 Nov 1 -
1966 Nov 10 -
1966 Nov 15 - Launch Site: Baikonur .
1966 Nov 16 -
1967 Feb 1 -
1967 Feb 14 -
1967 Mar 5 -
1967 Mar 15 -
1967 Aug 31 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110P.
1967 Nov 14 -
1967 Nov 25 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1968 Mar 1 -
1968 Mar 13 -
1968 May 7 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110P.
1968 Jun 30 -
1968 Nov 15 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110P.
1968 Dec 26 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110P.
1968 Dec 31 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1968 Dec 31 -
1969 Feb 21 - - 09:18 GMT. LV Configuration: 11A52 s/n 3L. Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110P. FAILURE: First stage failure.
1969 Jul 3 - - 20:18 GMT. LV Configuration: 11A52 s/n 5L. Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110P. FAILURE: First stage failure.
1969 Sep 24 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1970 May 18 - Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L.
1971 Jun 26 - - 23:15 GMT. LV Configuration: 11A52 s/n 6L. Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L. FAILURE: First stage failed.
1972 Jun 1 -
1972 Nov 23 - - 06:11 GMT. LV Configuration: 11A52 s/n 7L. Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Complex: LC110L. FAILURE: Failure.
1974 May 2 -
1974 May 19 -
1974 Jun 24 -
1976 Feb 17 -

Bibliography:



N1 Diagram KorolevN1 Diagram Korolev - Diagram of N1 launch vehicle at Korolev.

Credit: Jakob Terweij. 56,673 bytes. 365 x 600 pixels.



N1 CutawayN1 Cutaway - Dimensioned Russian cutaway drawing of N1 launch vehicle.

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