Function | Carrier rocket |
---|---|
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Country of origin | Soviet Union |
Size | |
Mass | 280,000–290,000 kg (620,000–640,000 lb) |
Stages | 3 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 4,725 kilograms (10,417 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | R-7 |
Comparable |
Atlas Titan |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites |
Baikonur:
LC-1/5,
31/6 Plesetsk: LC-41/1, 43/3, 43/4 |
Total launches | Vostok-L: 4 Vostok-K: 13 Vostok-2: 45 Vostok-2M: 94 Soyuz/Vostok: 2 |
Success(es) | Vostok-L: 3 Vostok-K: 11 Vostok-2: 40 Vostok-2M: 92 Soyuz/Vostok: 2 |
Failure(s) | Vostok-L: 1 Vostok-K: 2 Vostok-2: 5 Vostok-2M: 2 |
First flight | 15 May 1960 (Vostok-L) |
Last flight | 29 August 1991 (Vostok-2M) |
Type of passengers/cargo |
Vostok Zenit Meteor |
First stage (Block B, V, G, D) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-107-8D74-1959 |
Maximum thrust | 970.86 kN |
Burn time | 118 seconds |
Propellant | Kerosene/ LOX |
Second stage (Block A) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-108-8D75-1959 |
Maximum thrust | 912 kN |
Burn time | 301 seconds |
Propellant | RP-1/ LOX |
Third stage (Block E) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-0109 |
Maximum thrust | 54.5 kN |
Burn time | 365 seconds |
Propellant | Kerosene/ LOX |
Vostok (Russian: Восток, translated as "East") was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme. This family of rockets launched the first artificial satellite ( Sputnik 1) and the first crewed spacecraft ( Vostok) in human history. It was a subset of the R-7 family of rockets.
On March 18, 1980, a Vostok-2M rocket exploded on its launch pad at Plesetsk during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. An investigation into a similar – but avoided – accident revealed that the substitution of lead-based for tin-based solder in hydrogen peroxide filters allowed the breakdown of the H2O2, thus causing the resultant explosion.
The major versions of the rocket were:
Function | Carrier rocket |
---|---|
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Country of origin | Soviet Union |
Size | |
Mass | 280,000–290,000 kg (620,000–640,000 lb) |
Stages | 3 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 4,725 kilograms (10,417 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | R-7 |
Comparable |
Atlas Titan |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites |
Baikonur:
LC-1/5,
31/6 Plesetsk: LC-41/1, 43/3, 43/4 |
Total launches | Vostok-L: 4 Vostok-K: 13 Vostok-2: 45 Vostok-2M: 94 Soyuz/Vostok: 2 |
Success(es) | Vostok-L: 3 Vostok-K: 11 Vostok-2: 40 Vostok-2M: 92 Soyuz/Vostok: 2 |
Failure(s) | Vostok-L: 1 Vostok-K: 2 Vostok-2: 5 Vostok-2M: 2 |
First flight | 15 May 1960 (Vostok-L) |
Last flight | 29 August 1991 (Vostok-2M) |
Type of passengers/cargo |
Vostok Zenit Meteor |
First stage (Block B, V, G, D) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-107-8D74-1959 |
Maximum thrust | 970.86 kN |
Burn time | 118 seconds |
Propellant | Kerosene/ LOX |
Second stage (Block A) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-108-8D75-1959 |
Maximum thrust | 912 kN |
Burn time | 301 seconds |
Propellant | RP-1/ LOX |
Third stage (Block E) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-0109 |
Maximum thrust | 54.5 kN |
Burn time | 365 seconds |
Propellant | Kerosene/ LOX |
Vostok (Russian: Восток, translated as "East") was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme. This family of rockets launched the first artificial satellite ( Sputnik 1) and the first crewed spacecraft ( Vostok) in human history. It was a subset of the R-7 family of rockets.
On March 18, 1980, a Vostok-2M rocket exploded on its launch pad at Plesetsk during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. An investigation into a similar – but avoided – accident revealed that the substitution of lead-based for tin-based solder in hydrogen peroxide filters allowed the breakdown of the H2O2, thus causing the resultant explosion.
The major versions of the rocket were: