Voskhod
Description
The Voskhod rocket (Russian: Восход, "ascent", "dawn") was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight program but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. It consisted of the Molniya 8K78M third stage minus the Blok L.
Missions
299
Success Rate
95.2%
Successes
283
Failures
13
Success Streak
46
Partial Failures
3
Previous
June 29, 1976
Cosmos 835
Voskhod | RVSN USSR
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
June 16, 1976
Cosmos 833
Voskhod | RVSN USSR
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Configurations
Retired
Voskhod
Active 1963 to 1976
Rocket
Height: 44.63m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 6,001 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,616 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.58m
Height: 7.14m
Stages
3
Strap-ons
4