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Military Space Launch Vehicles · Russia · 2003
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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 33
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Payload Capacity
30
Reliability
60
Cost-Efficiency
40
Responsiveness / Cadence
20
Reusability
0
Orbit Versatility
35
Precision
50
Technology
45
Strategic Value
30
Human-Rating
0
Methodology ↗ → Military Space Launch Vehicles ranking
Origin Russia
CategoryMilitary Space Launch Vehicles
EraPost-Cold War
In service2003
Operators38 countries
Quantity3
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Military Space Launch Vehiclesranking ↗methodology ↗
33
Military Space Launch Vehicles MASS Rating
41/53
Post-Cold War
181/296
All-Time
Military Space Launch Vehicles · 10 axes scored
Payload Capacity
30
Reliability
60
Cost-Efficiency
40
Responsiveness / Cadence
20
Reusability
0
Orbit Versatility
35
Precision
50
Technology
45
Strategic Value
30
Human-Rating
0
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
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Category
Military Space Launch Vehicles
Country
Russia
Production
2003–
Quantity
3
Operators
38 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
41
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
45
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
33
military space launch vehicles category
ⓘ 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 Flight1999
  • ManufacturerNPO Mashinostroyeniya, JSC "Khartron", Ukraine (control system)
  • Stages3
  • StatusOperational
  • In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
  • Payload to LEO1,400 kg
  • Liftoff Thrust2,080
  • Liftoff Mass105 t
  • Height28.3 m
  • Diameter2.5 m
  • Success Rate100
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2003Production started
23
years in service
3
units produced
19
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 19 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries38country
AlgeriaACTIVEAngolaACTIVEArmeniaACTIVEAzerbaijanACTIVEBelarusACTIVECambodiaACTIVEEthiopiaACTIVEGeorgiaACTIVEIranACTIVEKazakhstanACTIVELaosACTIVEMoldovaACTIVENamibiaACTIVERussiaACTIVESerbiaACTIVESyriaACTIVEUkraineACTIVEVietnamACTIVEYemenACTIVEBulgariaRETIRED
Military Space Launch Vehicles Post-Cold War Russia NPO Mashinostroyeniya
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