Sputnik 8A91 Launch Vehicle
Sputnik 8A91 was a short-lived Soviet orbital launch-vehicle variant in the R-7 lineage, developed to launch the heavy Object D scientific satellite. Its first flight failed on 27 April 1958; the second launched Sputnik 3 successfully on 15 May 1958. The expendable vehicle used an R-7 core with four strap-on boosters.
Identity
- Aliases
- 8A91Sputnik 8A91 rocketSputnik-3 launch vehicle
- Family Name
- Sputnik 8A91
- Full Name
- Sputnik 8A91 Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- sputnik-8a91-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Sputnik 8A91 was a short-lived Soviet orbital launch-vehicle variant in the R-7 lineage, developed to launch the heavy Object D scientific satellite. Its first flight failed on 27 April 1958; the second launched Sputnik 3 successfully on 15 May 1958. The expendable vehicle used an R-7 core with four strap-on boosters.
- Diameter M
- 2.95
- First Flight Year
- 1,958
- Height M
- 29.2
- Last Flight Year
- 1,958
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 268,600
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:19:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 23:25:23 UTC