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Family: R-7. Country: Russia. Status: Hardware. Other Designations: Semyorka. Library of Congress Designation: A. Department of Defence Designation: SL-1. Article Number: 8K71PS. Manufacturer's Designation: R-7.
Relatively unmodified R-7 ICBM test vehicles used to launch first two Sputniks.
SpecificationsLaunches: 26. Failures: 6. Success Rate: 76.92% pct. First Launch Date: 15 May 1957. Last Launch Date: 27 February 1961. LEO Payload: 500 kg. to: 200 km Orbit. at: 65.0 degrees. Liftoff Thrust: 396,300 kgf. Total Mass: 267,000 kg. Core Diameter: 3.0 m. Total Length: 30.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 33.00 million. in 1985 unit dollars.
- Stage Number: 0. 4 x Sputnik 8K71PS-0 Gross Mass: 43,000 kg. Empty Mass: 3,400 kg. Thrust (vac): 99,000 kgf. Isp: 306 sec. Burn time: 120 sec. Isp(sl): 250 sec. Diameter: 2.7 m. Span: 2.7 m. Length: 19.0 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 1. RD-107-8D74PS
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Sputnik 8K71PS-1 Gross Mass: 94,000 kg. Empty Mass: 7,495 kg. Thrust (vac): 93,000 kgf. Isp: 308 sec. Burn time: 310 sec. Isp(sl): 241 sec. Diameter: 3.0 m. Span: 3.0 m. Length: 28.0 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 1. RD-108-8D75PS
Bibliography:- 89 - Semenov, Yu. P., S P Korolev Space Corporation Energia, RKK Energia, 1994.
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