Energia First Launch, Baikonur Cosmodrome, May 15, 1987

Video from the channel Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum about Energia, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 8:57. Language: English. Video type: Launch.

Soviet news report on the first launch of the Energia rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, with Russian narration and simultaneous English interpretation. It presents the launcher as the product of joint work by numerous research, design, and production enterprises and organizations.

First the rocket's liftoff is shown. Then, journalist Alexander Tikhomirov's report shows the preparations at the launch complex, with monitors tracking different sections of the piping. The narration highlights that new construction materials and new production technologies were developed for this launcher.

The audio track mixes Russian and English and is largely unintelligible, so it does not allow pinpointing the flight's outcome or details of the payload.