Sputnik 8K71PS launch vehicle
Sputnik 8K71PS was the two-stage orbital adaptation of the R-7 used for the first two artificial-satellite launches. The two mission-specific vehicles placed Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 into orbit from Baikonur in October and November 1957, inaugurating the Space Age and carrying the first living animal to orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Sputnik-PS rocket8K71PSR-7 8K71PS
- Family Name
- Sputnik
- Full Name
- Sputnik 8K71PS launch vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 8K71PS
Details
- Description
- Sputnik 8K71PS was the two-stage orbital adaptation of the R-7 used for the first two artificial-satellite launches. The two mission-specific vehicles placed Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 into orbit from Baikonur in October and November 1957, inaugurating the Space Age and carrying the first living animal to orbit.
- First Flight Year
- 1,957
- Last Flight Year
- 1,957
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- One RD-107 model-level record in each of the four strap-on boosters.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single RD-108 model-level record on the central core stage.
- Name
- Sputnik 8K71PS
- Notes
- Two-stage Sputnik orbital configuration: four strap-on boosters and one central core stage. The canonical engine records remain model-level RD-107/RD-108 because the cited installation sources do not establish the narrower PS hardware suffixes.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 03:32:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 13:19:40 UTC
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