Vostok 8K72
In-activeRKK Energiya (RSC)
May 15, 1960
Description
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
30.84 m -
Diameter
2.99 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.99 m -
Launch Mass
281.0 T -
Thrust
3873.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Vostok 8K72 -
Family
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Variant
8K72 -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Vostok 8K72
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
4550.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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RKK Energiya
Commercial
None
RSC
Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-3
RKK Energiya | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 1, 1960, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Another test of the Vostok capsule which had a successful flight into orbit but during re-entry the engine failed to cut off and burned to completion resulting in an incorrect entry trajectory. The vehicle was destroyed in order to ensure the vehicle didn't fall into enemy hands.
Low Earth OrbitVostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-2
RKK Energiya | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 19, 1960, 8:44 a.m.
Vostok 8K72 | Korabl-Sputnik (2)
RKK Energiya | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 28, 1960, 9:31 a.m.
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