Rocket file · LV-379
Sputnik 11A59
Energia · Sputnik · RETIRED
Sputnik 11A59 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Energia. It stands 30.0 m tall, lifts 1,400 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 1 December 1963. It has flown 2 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height30.0 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO1,400 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight1 December 1963
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights2
Successful2
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant11A59
About Sputnik 11A59
An early Russian rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
Sputnik 11A59 is retired, and no flight is filed.
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Common questions
- How many times has Sputnik 11A59 flown?
- 2 times, with 2 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Sputnik 11A59's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 2 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
- How much can Sputnik 11A59 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Sputnik 11A59 at 1,400 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Sputnik 11A59 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Sputnik 11A59 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.