Sputnik 8A91
Description
The Sputnik rocket was an uncrewed orbital carrier rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union, derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. The Sputnik 8A91 had more powerful 8D76 and 8D77 engines installed, increasing its payload capacity, and allowing it to launch much heavier satellites than Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2.
Missions
2
Success Rate
50.0%
Successes
1
Failures
1
Success Streak
1
Partial Failures
0
Previous
May 15, 1958
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 8A91 | RVSN USSR
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
April 27, 1958
D-1 n°01
Sputnik 8A91 | RVSN USSR
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Configurations
Retired
Sputnik 8A91
Active in 1958
Rocket
Height: 30.41m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 1,330 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,457 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3m
Height: 4.21m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
4