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 8A91
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1953–1961
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
49
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
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 launch vehicle
- First Flight1958
- ManufacturerOKB-1
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance5MOD.5
- Payload to LEO1,327 kg
- Liftoff Thrust3,992
- Liftoff Mass267 t
- Height34 m
- Diameter2.95 m
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/Kerosene
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1953Production started
- 1961Production ended
73
years in service
8
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
283MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES49EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1790RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS259PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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