|
Molniya 8K78 is a modification of the well-known R-7 Semyorka rocket and has four stages. R-7 with Sputnik 2 The R-7 Semyorka was the worlds first intercontinental ballistic missile and was deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War from 1959 to 1968. ...
This derivative of the original three stage Vostok rocket was especially designed to bring high flying satellites into orbit or to launch probes to other planets. The first launch of this rocket was on October 10 in 1960 from Baikonur. It was used in the 1960's to launch the majority of Soviet space probes to Moon, Mars and Venus. The Vostok rocket (Russian ÐоÑÑок, translated as East) was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for other satellite launches. ...
October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ...
Map showing Baikonurs location in Kazakhstan. ...
Molniya is Russian for 'Lightning'. Associated Spacecraft: Astron, Granat, Luna Ye-8-5M, Vega 5VK, Venera 4V-1, Venera 4V-2.
See also
| Current: | Ariane 5 · Atlas V · Cosmos-3M · Delta II · Delta IV · Dnepr · Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle · H-IIA · Long March · Minotaur · Molniya · Pegasus · Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle · Proton · Rockot · Shavit · Soyuz (U, 2) · Taurus · Tsyklon · Zenit The Voskhod rocket (Russian: Восход, translated as Sunrise) was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. ...
Soyuz rocket on launch pad. ...
An expendable launch system or expendable launch vehicle, ELV, is a single-use launch vehicle usually used to launch a payload into space. ...
Ariane 5 mock-up Ariane 5 is a European expendable launch system designed to deliver satellites into geostationary transfer orbit and to send payloads to Low Earth orbit. ...
It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Atlas V launches. ...
The Cosmos-3M is a Russian space launch vehicle. ...
A Delta II rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite The Boeing IDS Delta II family of launch vehicles has been in service since 1989. ...
It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Delta IV launches. ...
The Dnepr space launch vehicle (Ukrainian: ; Russian: , named after the Dnieper River), is a converted ICBM used for launching artificial satellites into orbit, operated by launch service provider ISC Kosmotras (established in 1997). ...
The GSLV or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle was developed by India (Indian Space Research Organization) to launch satellites into geostationary orbit. ...
The H-IIA is a family of liquid-fuelled rockets providing an expendable launch system for the purpose of launching satellites into geostationary orbit. ...
The Long March family of rockets (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ChángzhÄng xìliè yùnzà i huÇjià n) is an expendable launch system operated by the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Minotaur Rocket is an American solid fuel rocket designed to launch small satellites. ...
Pegasus rocket on the ground Pegasus rocket attached to bottom of carrier aircraft The Pegasus rocket is a winged space booster developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital). ...
PSLV or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ...
The Proton (ÐÑоÑоÌн) rocket (formal designation: UR-500, also known as D-1/ D-1e or SL-12/SL-13) is a Russian unmanned space vehicle design, first launched in 1965. ...
Rockot The Rockot is a Russian space launch vehicle. ...
Shavit (Hebrew: comet) is a launch vehicle produced by Israel. ...
Soyuz rocket on launch pad. ...
The Soyuz-U or 11A511U rocket in the Soviet rocket designation series was a version of the Soyuz launch vehicle first introduced in 1973. ...
This article is about the carrier rocket. ...
Taurus is an German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by EADS, Saab Bofors Dynamics and used by Germany and Sweden. ...
Tsyklon-3 rocket launching Meteor-3 weather observation satellite (Plesetsk, Aug. ...
The Zenit rocket (Ukrainian: ÐенÑÑ, Russian: ÐениÌÑ; meaning Zenith) is a space launch vehicle manufactured by the Yuzhnoe Design Bureau of Ukraine. ...
| | Planned: | Angara · GX · H-IIB · Vega · GSLV III The Angara rocket is a planned space-launch vehicle, designed to place heavy payloads into orbit. ...
The GX launch vehicle is a rocket currently under development by the Galaxy Express Corporation, a joint-venture between Lockheed Martin (LM), Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and several other Japanese companies. ...
The H-IIB is a family of liquid-fuelled rockets providing an expendable launch system for the main purpose of launching the HTV towards the International Space Station. ...
Vega (ESA) Vega is a planned expendable launch system developed jointly by the Italian Space Agency and the European Space Agency since 1998, with the first launch planned for 2006. ...
The GSLV-III or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III is a launch vehicle currently under development by the Indian Space Research Organization to launch heavy satellites into geostationary orbit, and will allow India to be less dependent on foreign rockets for heavy lifting. ...
| | Historical: | Ariane 1 · Ariane 2/3 · Ariane 4 · Atlas ICBM · Atlas II · Atlas III · Black Arrow · Delta III · Diamant · Energia · Europa · H-II · J-I · Juno I · M-V · N1 · R-7 Semyorka · Saturn I · Saturn IB · Saturn V · Saturn INT-21 · Scout · Thor · Titan (I, II, III, IIIB, IV) · Vanguard · Voskhod · Vostok Ariane I is the first version of the Ariane launcher family. ...
Ariane 2 and Ariane 3 were expendable launch systems in the Ariane family designed by the European Space Agency. ...
Ariane 42P rocket with the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite (Kourou, August 10, 1992) (NASA) Ariane 4 was an expendable launch system, designed by the European Space Agency and manufactured and marketed by its subsidiary Arianespace. ...
Atlas missile launch from Cape Canaveral in 1957 The Atlas is a venerable line of space launch vehicles originally built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, and now Lockheed Martin. ...
Mission Atlas II is a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program. ...
The maiden flight of the Atlas III The Lockheed Martin Atlas III was an American orbital launch vehicle, used between 2000 and 2005. ...
Black Arrow was a British satellite launch vehicle based on the Black Knight rocket. ...
Through the 90s, satellite masses were growing steadily. ...
The Diamant rocket (diamant is French for diamond) was the first exclusively French expendable launch system. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The Europa rocket was an early expendable launch system of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO), which was the precursor to the European Space Agency and its Ariane family of launchers. ...
The H-II was a Japanese satellite launch system, which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999, with four successes. ...
The J-I was a solid rocket expendable launch vehicle from Japan. ...
The Jupiter-C Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) was designed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) The vehicle consists of a modified Redstone ballistic missile with three solid-propellant upper stages. ...
M-V rocket with the ASTRO-E satellite (Febr. ...
Two N1 Moon rockets appear on the pads at Baikonur Cosmodrome in early July 1969. ...
R-7 with Sputnik 2 The R-7 Semyorka was the worlds first intercontinental ballistic missile and was deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War from 1959 to 1968. ...
The Saturn I was Americas first large clustered rocket. ...
The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which was the first manned launch vehicle that was not directly derived from an ICBM (though its tanks were derived from the Jupiter and Redstone tanks, and its first stage engines were Navaho derived). ...
This article is about the rocket. ...
This article is about the rocket. ...
Scout launch (NASA) The Scout-rocket was an American rocket for launching small satellites. ...
Thor-Ablestar Thor was the United Statess first operational ballistic missile. ...
Titan was a family of U.S. expendable rockets used between 1959 and 2005. ...
The Titan I was the United States first true multistage ICBM. It was the first in a series of Titan rockets, but was unique among them in that it used LOX and RP-1 as its fuels, while the later versions all used storable fuels instead. ...
Titan II launch vehicle launching Gemini 11 (Sept. ...
The Titan IIIC is a space booster used by the United States Air Force. ...
Titan IIIB was the collective name for a number of derivatives of the Titan II ICBM and Titan III launch vehicle, modified by the addition of an Agena upper stage. ...
The Titan IV family (including the IVA and IVB) of space boosters are used by the US Air Force. ...
The Vanguard rocket is the first space launch vehicle of the United States. ...
The Voskhod rocket (Russian: Восход, translated as Sunrise) was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. ...
The Vostok rocket (Russian ÐоÑÑок, translated as East) was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for other satellite launches. ...
| |