It was the first-ever Soviet rocket that used hydrogen for first-stage fuel. It was capable of propelling into near-Earth orbits not only the Buran space shuttle, but any other payload having a ...

The Arktika-M component of this program focuses on meteorology, with its satellites carrying multi-spectral ... a Soyuz-2-1b carrier rocket equipped with a Fregat upper stage to orbit.

The Energiya became the first Soviet rocket that used hydrogen in the rocket’s main stage. The Energiya was also the most powerful of domestic rockets, capable of putting into orbit the payload ...