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Vostok (rocket family)

Vostok (Russian: Восток, lit. 'East') was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme. This family of rockets launched the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) and the first crewed spacecraft (Vostok) in human history. It was a subset of the R-7 family of rockets.

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Burn time
118 seconds · 301 seconds · 365 seconds
Carries passengers or cargo
Vostok Zenit Meteor
Comparable
Atlas Titan
Country of origin
Soviet Union
Failure(s)
Vostok-L: 1 Vostok-K: 2 Vostok-2: 5 Vostok-2M: 2
Family
R-7

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Vostok (rocket family)

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Vostok (rocket family)

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Burn time · 3
Vostok (rocket family) → 118 seconds, 301 seconds, 365 seconds
Maximum thrust · 3
Vostok (rocket family) → 54.5 kN (12,300 lbf), 912 kN (205,000 lbf), 970.86 kN (218,260 lbf)
Powered by · 3
Vostok (rocket family) → 1 × RD-0109, 1 × RD-107-8D74-1959, 1 × RD-108-8D75-1959
Specific impulse · 3
Vostok (rocket family) → 248 s (2.43 km/s), 256 s (2.51 km/s), 326 s (3.20 km/s)
Mass · 2
Vostok (rocket family) → 280,000–290,000 kg (620,000–640,000 lb), 4,725 kg (10,417 lb)
Carries passengers or cargo · 1
Vostok (rocket family) → Vostok Zenit Meteor
Comparable · 1
Vostok (rocket family) → Atlas Titan
Country of origin · 1
Vostok (rocket family) → Soviet Union
Failure(s) · 1
Vostok (rocket family) → Vostok-L: 1 Vostok-K: 2 Vostok-2: 5 Vostok-2M: 2
Family · 1
Vostok (rocket family) → R-7

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vostok family rockets r-7 rocket vostok-2m human soviet first launch 8k72k plesetsk spaceflight spacecraft 000 43 programme zenit meteor used

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Vostok (rocket family)Burn time118 seconds1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Burn time301 seconds1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Burn time365 seconds1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Carries passengers or cargoVostok Zenit Meteor1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)ComparableAtlas Titan1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Country of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Failure(s)Vostok-L: 1 Vostok-K: 2 Vostok-2: 5 Vostok-2M: 21.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)FamilyR-71.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)First flight15 May 1960 (Vostok-L)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)FunctionSmall-lift launch vehicle1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Last flight29 August 1991 (Vostok-2M)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Launch sitesBaikonur: LC-1/5, 31/6 Plesetsk: LC-41/1, 43/3, 43/41.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)ManufacturerOKB-1 / RKTs Progress1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Mass280,000–290,000 kg (620,000–640,000 lb)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Mass4,725 kg (10,417 lb)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Maximum thrust970.86 kN (218,260 lbf)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Maximum thrust912 kN (205,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Maximum thrust54.5 kN (12,300 lbf)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)No. boosters41.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Powered by1 × RD-107-8D74-19591.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Powered by1 × RD-108-8D75-19591.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Powered by1 × RD-01091.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)PropellantLOX / Kerosene1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Specific impulse256 s (2.51 km/s)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Specific impulse248 s (2.43 km/s)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Specific impulse326 s (3.20 km/s)1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Stages31.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)StatusRetired1.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Success(es)Vostok-L: 3 Vostok-K: 11 Vostok-2: 40 Vostok-2M: 92 Soyuz/Vostok: 21.00infobox
Vostok (rocket family)Total launchesVostok-L: 4 Vostok-K: 13 Vostok-2: 45 Vostok-2M: 94 Soyuz/Vostok: 21.00infobox

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