Function | Carrier rocket |
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Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Country of origin | Soviet Union |
Size | |
Mass | 277,000 kg (611,000 lb) |
Stages | 3 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | R-7 |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | Baikonur: LC-1/5 |
Total launches | 9 |
Success(es) | 3 |
Type of passengers/cargo | Luna probes |
First stage (Block B, V, G, D) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-107-8D74-1958 |
Maximum thrust | 990.00 kN |
Burn time | 120 seconds |
Propellant | Kerosene/LOX |
Second stage (Block A) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-108-8D75-1958 |
Maximum thrust | 936.500 kN |
Burn time | 320 seconds |
Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
Third stage (Block E) | |
Powered by | 1 RD-0105 |
Maximum thrust | 49.0 kN |
Burn time | 316 seconds |
Propellant | Kerosene/LOX |
The Luna 8K72 vehicles were carrier rockets used by the Soviet Union for nine space probe launch attempts in the Luna programme between 23 September 1958 and 16 April 1960.[1] Like many other Soviet launchers of that era, the Luna 8K72 vehicles were derived from the R-7 Semyorka design, part of the R-7 (rocket family), which was also the basis for the Vostok and modern Soyuz rocket.
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