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 …
Vega (Avio S.p.A)
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family….
Vega-C (Avio S.p.A)
Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered by a reignitabl…
Vikram-I (Skyroot Aerospace)
4-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Indian private company Skyroot Aerospace, with capability of up to 350 kg to Low Earth Orbit. The first 3 stages are powered by solid fuel rocket motors, to…
VLS-1 (Department of Aerospace Science and Technology)
The 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 C…
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…
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….
