Sputnik (rocket)

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  2. "РД-107 и РД-108 | RD-107 and RD-108". lpre.de. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
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  4. (in Russian) Soviet Solar Cells on Orbit
  5. "Sputnik 3". astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  6. "Sputnik 8A91". astronautix.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. "SL-1 R/B". n2yo.com.
Sputnik 8K71PS grey.svg
Sputnik rocket
FunctionEarly (first) carrier rocket
Manufacturer OKB-1
Country of originUSSR
Size
Height8K71PS: 30.0  m (98.4  ft)
8A91: 31.1 m (102 ft)
Diameter2.99 m (9.8 ft)
Mass8K71PS: 267,000 kg (589,000 lb)
8A91: 269,300 kg (593,700 lb)
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to LEO (8K71PS)
Mass8K71PS: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
8A91: 1,327 kg (2,926 lb)
Associated rockets
Family R-7
Comparable Vanguard
Juno I
Launch history
StatusRetired (No Longer In Use)
Launch sites LC-1/5, Baikonur
Total launches4 (2 8K71PS, 2 8A91)
Success(es)3
Failure(s)1 (8A91)
First flight8K71PS: 4 October 1957
8A91: 27 April 1958
Last flight8K71PS: 3 November 1957
8A91: 15 May 1958
Type of passengers/cargo Sputnik 1
Sputnik 2
Sputnik 3
Boosters (Block B, V, G, D)
No. boosters4
Powered by1 RD-107
Maximum thrust970  kN (220,000  lbf)
Specific impulse 306 s
Burn time120 s
Propellant LOX/Kerosene