The Polyot (Russian: Полёт, flight) (Also known as Sputnik, GRAU index 11A59) 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 Tsyklon 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.

Polyot 11A59
Polyot rocket
FunctionInterim carrier rocket
ManufacturerOKB-1
Country of originSoviet Union
Size
Height30 m (98 ft)
Diameter2.99 m (9 ft 10 in)
Mass277,000 kg (611,000 lb)
Stages1
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass1,400 kg (3,100 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyR-7
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesLC-31, Baikonur
Total launches2
Success(es)2
First flight1 November 1963
Last flight12 April 1964
Boosters
No. boosters4
Powered by4 RD-107-8D74K
Maximum thrust995.3 kN (223,800 lbf)
Specific impulse257 s (2.52 km/s)
Burn time119 seconds
PropellantRP-1/LOX
First stage
Powered by1 RD-0108
Maximum thrust294 kN (66,000 lbf)
Specific impulse330 s (3.2 km/s)
Burn time240 seconds
PropellantRP-1/LOX

The rocket consisted of a core stage, and four boosters, which were taken from a Voskhod 11A57 rocket. It was capable of delivering a 1,400 kg payload into a 300 km by 59° Low Earth orbit.

It is a member of the R-7 family.

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