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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
Vostok-K
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1960–1964
Quantity
13
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
4
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 TypeSmall-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1960
- ManufacturerOKB-1
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO4,730 kg
- Liftoff Thrust3,883.44
- Liftoff Mass281.375 t
- Height30.84 m
- Diameter2.99 m
- Success Rate11
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/RP-1
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches13
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1960Production started
- 1964Production ended
66
years in service
4
years in production
13
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 ↗
106MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES4EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1195RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS57PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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Capable of carrying human passengers, meeting safety and reliability standards for human spaceflight.
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