Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Kosmos-1
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1961–1965
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
17
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typeorbital carrier rocket
- First Flight1964
- ManufacturerYangel
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO1,400 kg
- Liftoff Thrust1,740
- Liftoff Mass107.5 t
- Height26.3 m
- Diameter2.4 m
- Success Rate7
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantIRFNA/UDMH
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches8
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1961Production started
- 1965Production ended
65
years in service
4
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
181MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES17EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1530RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS57PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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