Soyuz/Vostok

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Soyuz/Vostok
FunctionInterim carrier rocket
Manufacturer
OKB-1
Country of originSoviet Union
Size
StagesThree
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass4,500 kilograms (9,900 lb)
Associated rockets
Family
LOX
Third stage – Unknown

The Soyuz/Vostok, also known as just Soyuz or Vostok, or by its

US-A satellites.[1]

The Soyuz/Vostok was launched from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It consisted of the first stage and boosters from a Soyuz rocket combined with the second stage of the Vostok-2, and an unknown third stage.[1] Along with the Voskhod-derived Polyot, it was built as an interim between the cancellation of the UR-200 development programme, and the introduction of the Tsyklon-2, which took over US-A launches once it entered service.

References

  1. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Soyuz". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-15.