Vostok rocket 393911 225799756 2008-07-15T13:36:03Z JAnDbot 1725149 robot Modifying: [[fi:Vostok (raketti)]] {| border="1" cellspacing="0" align="right" width="350" |- style="background-color:black;" ! colspan="3" | <font color="white">Vostok 8K72K</font> |- | colspan="3" align="center" | [[Image:Vostok rocket drawing.png|100px|Vostok Rocket]] |- ! align="left" valign="top" colspan="2" | Stages | 3 |- ! align="left" valign="top" | 1 - Strap-on Boosters ! align="right" valign="top" | Engines | 4 x RD-107-8D74-1959 |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Thrust | 4 x 970.86 kN = 3,883.4 kN |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Burn time | 118 seconds |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Fuels | Lox/Kerosene |- ! align="left" valign="top" | 2 - Core Stage ! align="right" valign="top" | Engines | 1 x RD-108-8D75-1959 |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Thrust | 912 kN |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Burn time | 301 seconds |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Fuels | Lox/Kerosene |- ! align="left" valign="top" | 3 - Final Stage ! align="right" valign="top" | Engine | 1 x RD-0109 |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Thrust | 54.5 kN |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Burn time | 365 seconds |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Fuels | Lox/Kerosene |- ! align="right" valign="top" colspan="2" | Launch Vehicle | 1st Launch December 22, 1960 |- ! align="left" valign="top" colspan="2" | [[Payload (air and space craft)|Payload]] LEO 65-deg | 4,725 kg |- ! align="left" valign="top" colspan="2" | [[Payload (air and space craft)|Payload]] Lunar probe | 500 kg |- |} The '''Vostok rocket''' (Russian Восток, translated as ''"East"'') was a derivative of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[R-7 rocket|R-7]] [[ICBM]] designed for the [[human spaceflight]] [[Vostok programme|programme]] but later used for other satellite launches. The major versions of the rocket were: *8K72 - used to launch the early [[Luna programme|Luna]] spacecraft and the prototype [[Vostok spacecraft]] *8K72K - a refined version of the above. This was the version actually used for human spaceflight *8A92 - used for launching [[Zenit spy satellite|Zenit]] [[reconnaissance satellite]]s throughout the 1960s *8A92M - modified version for launching [[Meteor (satellite)|Meteor]] [[weather satellite]]s into high orbits. On [[March 18]], [[1980]] a Vostok-2M rocket exploded on its launch pad at [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome|Plesetsk]] during a fueling operation, killing 48. An investigation into a similar -- but avoided -- accident revealed that the substitution of lead-based for tin-based solder in [[hydrogen peroxide]] filters had resulted in the breakdown of the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and the resulting explosion. ==Vostok 8K72K specifications== [[Image:Semyorka Rocket R7 by Sergei Korolyov in VDNH Ostankino RAF0540.jpg|thumb|left|Vostok 8K72K rocket on display in Moscow]] *Stage Number: 1 - Strap-on Boosters; 4 x Vostok 8K72K-0 **Gross Mass: 43,300 kg **Empty Mass: 3,710 kg **Thrust (vac): 4 x 99,000 [[kilogram-force|kgf]] (971 kN) = 3.88 MN **Isp: 313 s (3.07 kN·s/kg) **Burn time: 118 s **Isp(sl): 256 s (2.51 kN·s/kg) **Diameter: 2.68 m **Span: 8.35 m **Length: 19.00 m **Propellants: Lox/Kerosene **Engines: 1 x [[RD-107]]-8D74-1959 per booster = 4 *Stage Number: 2 - Core stage; 1 x Vostok 8K72K-1 **Gross Mass: 100,400 kg **Empty Mass: 6,800 kg **Thrust (vac): 912 kN **Isp: 315 s (3.09 kN·s/kg) **Burn time: 301 s **Isp(sl): 248 s (2.43 kN·s/kg) **Diameter: 2.99 m **Length: 28.00 m **Propellants: Lox/Kerosene **Engine: 1 x RD-108-8D75-1959 *Stage Number: 3 - Final stage; 1 x Vostok 8K72K-2 **Gross Mass: 7,775 kg **Empty Mass: 1,440 kg **Thrust (vac): 54.5 kN **Isp: 326 s (3.20 kN·s/kg) **Burn time: 365 s **Diameter: 2.56 m **Span: 2.56 m **Length: 2.84 m **Propellants: Lox/Kerosene **Engine: 1 x RD-0109 == References == http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/vostok-rocket/vostok-8k72k-specifications.html ==See also== *[[Vostok spacecraft]] *[[Vostok program]] *[[Vostok 1]] {{Russian launch vehicles}} {{ELVs}} [[Category:Space launch vehicles]] [[Category:Vostok programme]] [[Category:Soviet rockets]] [[bg:Восток (ракета)]] [[ca:Vostok (coet)]] [[cs:Vostok (nosná raketa)]] [[de:Wostok (Rakete)]] [[fr:Fusée Vostok]] [[hr:Vostok]] [[hu:Vosztok rakéta]] [[ja:ボストーク (ロケット)]] [[ru:Восток (ракета-носитель)]] [[sk:Vostok (nosná raketa)]] [[fi:Vostok (raketti)]]