Rocket
UR-500 – Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Proton is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965….
Vanguard – Lockheed Martin
The Vanguard rocket was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit. Instead, the Sputnik crisis caused by the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 led the U.S., after the failure of Vanguard TV3, to qu…
Vega – Avio S.p.A
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family….
VLS-1 – Department of Aerospace Science and Technology
he VLS-1 was the Brazilian Space Agency’s main satellite launch vehicle. The launch vehicle was to be capable of launching satellites into orbit. The launch site was located at the Alcântara Launch Center due to its proximity to the equator….
Volna – Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
Space launch vehicle Volna is a converted Submarine-launched ballistic missile used for launching satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29R designed by State Rocket Center Makayev and related to the Shtil’ Launch Vehicle . The Volna is a 3-stag…
Vostok 8A92 – RKK Energiya
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme….
Vostok 8A92M – RKK Energiya
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme….
Vostok 8K72 – RKK Energiya
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme….
Vostok-K – Soviet Space Program
The Vostok-K was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union for thirteen launches between 1960 and 1964, six of which were manned.
The Vostok-K made its maiden flight on 22 December 1960, three weeks after the retirement of the …
Vostok-L 8K72 – Energia
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft…
