Rocket file · LV-468
Sputnik 8K74PS
Energia · Sputnik · RETIRED
Sputnik 8K74PS is an expendable launch vehicle built by Energia. It first flew on 4 October 1957. 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
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight4 October 1957
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
Variant8K74PS
About Sputnik 8K74PS
An early Russian rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
Sputnik 8K74PS is retired, and no flight is filed.
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Common questions
- How many times has Sputnik 8K74PS flown?
- 2 times, with 2 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Sputnik 8K74PS's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 2 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
- How much can Sputnik 8K74PS lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Sputnik 8K74PS.
- Is Sputnik 8K74PS reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Sputnik 8K74PS as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.