Zond-M 2N1 Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Launch Status Failure Thu ยท Jul 3rd, 1969 4:18 PM EDT Location 110/38 (110R) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 465 launches have been at this location. Rocket N1 Length: 105 meters Diameter: 17 meters First Launched: February 21, 1969 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) The N1 rocket has been launched a total of 4 times with 0 successful and 4 failed launches. Agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Type: Government Abbreviation: RFSA Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin Founded: 1992 Launchers: Soyuz Spacecraft: Soyuz Country: RUS The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana. View Rocket Launch Schedule