How many times has Sputnik 8A91 flown?

2 times, with 1 successes and 1 failures.

What is Sputnik 8A91's success rate?

50.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 2 attempts.

How much can Sputnik 8A91 lift to orbit?

Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Sputnik 8A91.

Is Sputnik 8A91 reusable?

No. Launch Library 2 lists Sputnik 8A91 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.

Rocket file · LV-469

Sputnik 8A91

Energia · Sputnik · RETIRED

Sputnik 8A91 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Energia. It first flew on 3 February 1958. It has flown 2 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 50.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE

HeightNOT ON FILE

DiameterNOT ON FILE

Payload to LEONOT ON FILE

Payload to GTONOT ON FILE

Maiden flight3 February 1958

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

Successful1

Failed1

Success rate50.0%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Variant8A91

About Sputnik 8A91

An early Russian rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Sputnik 8A91 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

Sputnik 8A91 in the archive

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File-C4250-C4256--Kenvil, NJ -1917.09.05- (99e48782-13e5-42cb-8a91-bc2ce3157762)Anneman ( Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad ) · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

Road Clearing from Southwest Area (9fafb42f-1916-42c4-8a91-5dc956b5785a)Amanda Sweeney · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

Kamppi, Länsisatama - ser094102 - hkm.HKMS000005-km0000okwaSimo Rista · CC BY 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Sputnik 8A91 flown?: 2 times, with 1 successes and 1 failures.
What is Sputnik 8A91's success rate?: 50.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
How much can Sputnik 8A91 lift to orbit?: Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Sputnik 8A91.
Is Sputnik 8A91 reusable?: No. Launch Library 2 lists Sputnik 8A91 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.