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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-L
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1960–1960
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
23
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 Typerocket
- First Flight1960
- ManufacturerOKB-1
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO4,550 kg
- Liftoff Thrust3,880
- Liftoff Mass298.4 t
- Height30.84 m
- Diameter2.6 m
- Success Rate0.75
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/RP-1
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1960Production started
66
years in service
0
years in production
4
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 ↗
199MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES23EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1576RUSSIA · 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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