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
Sputnik
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1957–1958
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
23
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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 Typecarrier rocket
- First Flight1957
- ManufacturerOKB-1
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO500 kg
- Liftoff Thrust3,890
- Liftoff Mass267 t
- Height30 m
- Diameter2.99 m
- Success Rate3
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/Kerosene
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1957Production started
- 1958Production ended
69
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
199MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES23EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1576RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS53PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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