Rockets at Kaluga
Rockets on display at Kaluga. From left to right, V2A payload section, V5A payload section, MR-12 sounding rocket, R-12 IRBM, R-7 Vostok launch vehicle
Credit: © Mark Wade
Russian sounding rocket. Version of the MR-20.
Gross mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb).
Height: 9.00 m (29.50 ft).
Diameter: 0.45 m (1.47 ft).
Apogee: 240 km (140 mi).
First Launch: 1970.03.01.
Number: 2 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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MR-12 The MR-12 sounding rocket was developed by the Soviet Union as a modern replacement for the MR-1 Meteo. It was a single stage solid rocket with a 170 kg payload. Payload section 1.55 m long, 0.445 m in diameter. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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AN Russian agency overseeing development of rockets and spacecraft. Academy of Sciences (Russian abbreviation), Russia. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Emba Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 4 launches from 1967 to 1970, reaching up to 250 kilometers altitude. More...
Associated Stages
MR-25 Chronology
1970 March 1 - .
Launch Site:
Emba.
LV Family:
MR-12.
Launch Vehicle:
MR-25.
LV Configuration: MR-25 M-250.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USSR. Agency: AN. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1970 March 1 - .
Launch Site:
Emba.
LV Family:
MR-12.
Launch Vehicle:
MR-25.
LV Configuration: MR-25 M-250.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USSR. Agency: AN. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
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