Voskhod rocket

The Voskhod rocket (Russian: ??????, translated as "Sunrise") was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. It combined the R-7 with an upper stage that had been originally designed to launch interplanetary probes.

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Soviet - R-7 - ICBM - Human spaceflight - Programme - Zenit - Reconnaissance satellite

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There was only one main variant of the Voskhod, designated 11A57. Between 1963 and 1976 it was used for some 300 launches.

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1963 - 1976

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