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Sputnik 8K71PS
Part of R-7

R-7 aft end

R-7 aft end
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Russian intercontinental ballistic orbital launch vehicle. Relatively unmodified R-7 ICBM test vehicles used to launch first two Sputniks.

AKA: 8K71PS;A;R-7;Semyorka;SL-1. Status: Retired 1957. First Launch: 1957-10-04. Last Launch: 1957-11-03. Number: 2 . Payload: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Thrust: 3,886.00 kN (873,607 lbf). Gross mass: 267,000 kg (588,000 lb). Height: 30.00 m (98.00 ft). Diameter: 2.99 m (9.80 ft). Span: 9.76 m (32.02 ft). Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

LEO Payload: 500 kg (1,100 lb) to a 200 km orbit at 65.00 degrees. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 33.000 million.


More at: Sputnik 8K71PS.

Family: ICBM, orbital launch vehicle. Country: Russia. Engines: RD-107-8D74PS, RD-108-8D75PS. Spacecraft: Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2. Launch Sites: Baikonur, Baikonur LC1. Stages: Sputnik 8K71PS-1, Luna 8K72-0. Agency: Korolev bureau.

1957 October 4 - . 19:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Sputnik 8K71PS.
1957 November 3 - . 02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Sputnik 8K71PS.

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