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Sputnik 8K71PS

The Sputnik rocket was an uncrewed orbital carrier rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union, derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. It was used to perform the world's first satellite launch, placing Sputnik 1 into a low Earth orbit.

Missions: 2
Successes: 2
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 0
Success Streak: 2
Success Rate: 100%
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Configurations

Sputnik 8K71PS
OKB-1
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,457 kN
Payload to LEO: 510 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 30.2 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.95 m
Fairing Height: 4.0 m

Launch Sites

Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Launches

RVSN USSR
Sputnik 8K71PS | Sputnik 2
Sun Nov 03, 1957 02:30 UTC
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Sputnik 8K71PS | Sputnik 1
Fri Oct 04, 1957 19:28 UTC
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan