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Voskhod 11A57

Stages 3
0 - Strap-on Boosters Engines 4 x RD-107-8D74K
Thrust 4 x 101,500 kgf (995 kN) = 406,000 kgf (3.98 MN)
Burn time 119 seconds
Fuels Lox/Kerosene
1 - Core Stage Engines 1 x RD-108-8D75K
Thrust 941.4 kN
Burn time 301 seconds
Fuels Lox/Kerosene
2 - Final Stage Engine 1 x RD-0108
Thrust 294.2 kN
Burn time 240 seconds
Fuels Lox/Kerosene
Launch Vehicle 1st Launch November 16, 1963
Payload LEO 65-deg 5,900 kg
Payload Lunar probe 600 kg

The Voskhod rocket (Russian: Восход, translated as "Sunrise") was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. It combined the R-7 with an upper stage that had been originally designed to launch interplanetary probes.

There was only one main variant of the Voskhod, designated 11A57. Between 1963 and 1976 it was used for some 300 launches.

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Voskhod 11A57

See also

Voskhod program

 


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