Polyot
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| Fact sheet | ||
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| Function | Interim carrier rocket | |
| Manufacturer | OKB-1 | |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union | |
| Size | ||
| Height | 30m (98ft) | |
| Diameter | 2.99m (9.8ft) | |
| Mass | 277,000kg (610,000lb) | |
| Stages | 1 | |
| Capacity | ||
| Payload to LEO | 1,400kg (3,000lb) | |
| Launch History | ||
| Status | Retired | |
| Launch Sites | LC-31, Baikonur | |
| Total launches | 2 | |
| Successes | 2 | |
| Maiden flight | 1 November 1963 | |
| Last flight | 12 April 1964 | |
| Boosters (Stage 0) | ||
| No boosters | 4 | |
| Engines | 1 RD-107-8D74K | |
| Thrust | 995.3kN (223,752lbf) | |
| Specific Impulse | 257 sec | |
| Burn time | 119 seconds | |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX | |
| First Stage | ||
| Engines | 1 RD-0108 | |
| Thrust | 294kN (66,093lbf) | |
| Specific Impulse | 330 sec | |
| Burn time | 240 seconds | |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX | |
The Polyot was an interim orbital carrier rocket, built to test ASAT spacecraft. It was required as a stopgap after the cancellation of the UR-200 programme, but before the Tsiklon could enter service. Only two were ever launched, the first on 1 November 1963, and the last on 12 April 1964. Both of these flights were successful.
The rocket consisted of a core stage, and four boosters, which were taken from a Voskhod 11A57 rocket. It was capable of delivering a 1,400kg payload into a 300km by 59o Low Earth orbit.
It is a member of the R-7 family.
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