Sputnik 8K71PS
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. It was used to perform the world's first satellite launch, placing Sputnik 1 into a low Earth orbit.
Missions
2
Success Rate
100.0%
Successes
2
Failures
0
Success Streak
2
Partial Failures
0
Previous
November 3, 1957
Sputnik 2
Sputnik 8K71PS | RVSN USSR
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
October 4, 1957
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 8K71PS | RVSN USSR
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Configurations
Retired
Sputnik 8K71PS
Active in 1957
Rocket
Height: 30.2m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 510 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,457 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.95m
Height: 4m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
4