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GURVO

Launch vehicle

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

Chief Directorate of the Rocket Forces (Russian abbreviation)

Chronology

1 event

1961 Sep

Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: R-2.
  • R-16 training - . Nation: Russia. Agency: GURVO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).