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Model: R-12. Gross Mass: 34,610 kg (76,300 lb). Empty Mass: 4,810 kg (10,600 lb). Thrust (vac): 625.517 kN (140,622 lbf). Isp: 235 sec. Burn time: 108 sec. Propellants: Nitric acid/Kerosene. Isp(sl): 210 sec. Diameter: 1.60 m (5.20 ft). Span: 1.80 m (5.90 ft). Length: 18.00 m (59.00 ft). Country: Ukraine. No Engines: 1. Motor: RD-214. Status: Retired 1969. First Flight: 1954. Last Flight: 1969. No Launched: 379. No Failed: 13. Other designations: 8K63.

Payload 390 kg. Range 1500 km. Maximum altitude 398 km. Time of flight 11.8 minutes. Max velocity at burnout 3530 m/s. Accuracy 6 km in range, 5 km laterally. Source: wall chart, Russian Space Agency HQ, Moscow.

Model: Kosmos A-1. Gross Mass: 39,515 kg (87,115 lb). Empty Mass: 3,150 kg (6,940 lb). Thrust (vac): 730.500 kN (164,223 lbf). Isp: 264 sec. Burn time: 125 sec. Propellants: Nitric acid/Kerosene. Isp(sl): 230 sec. Diameter: 1.60 m (5.20 ft). Span: 1.80 m (5.90 ft). Length: 18.00 m (59.00 ft). Country: Ukraine. No Engines: 1. Motor: RD-214. Status: Out of production. Cost $ : 4.500 million. First Flight: 1960. Last Flight: 1977. No Launched: 169. No Failed: 9. Other designations: Sandal; SS-4; 8K63; R-12; 63; 11K63.

Used on Launch Vehicles:

Kosmos 2.

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