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Vostok 8K72

4FLIGHTS
75%SUCCESS
1FAILURES
2STREAK
May 1960FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT30.84 m
DIAMETER2.99 m
LAUNCH MASS281 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST3,873 kN
STAGES2

Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.

4,550 kg
TO LEO
10,033 lbs
3,873
KILONEWTONS
870,685
POUNDS-FORCE
~5,194
HORSEPOWER
Height30.84 m (101 ft)
Diameter2.99 m (9.8 ft)
Launch Mass281 kg (620 lbs)
Stages2