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R-11A (8K14A)
R-11A [Energiya]
The R-11A was a soviet scientific sounding rocket based on the R-11 (Scud-A) missile.
26 known launches took place, both from Kapustin Yar near Volgograd and Ostrov OKhysa on Franz Josef Land. The rocket was launched from a track based transporter erector launcher (TEL) like the missile version.
| Version | Stage 1 |
|---|---|
| R-11A | R-11 / ? |
Nr TypeNr Vehicle Serial Date LS Payload
xxx xxx R-11A 04.10.1958 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 10.10.1958 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 31.10.1958 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 06.11.1958 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 19.11.1958 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 23.12.1958 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 25.12.1958 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 20.07.1959 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 21.07.1959 KY Ionosphere, aeronomy, solar x-ray mission xxx xxx R-11A 21.07.1959 KY Ionosphere, aeronomy, solar x-ray mission xxx xxx R-11A 22.07.1959 KY Ionosphere, aeronomy, solar x-ray mission xxx xxx R-11A 15.10.1959 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 15.10.1959 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 03.12.1959 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 03.12.1959 OKh Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 23.06.1960 KY Ionosphere, aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 15.07.1960 KY Ionosphere, aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 21.09.1960 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 23.09.1960 KY Ionosphere, aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 02.02.1961 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 02.02.1961 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 15.02.1961 KY Ultraviolet ozone spectra Aeronomy, Solar Eclipse xxx xxx R-11A 23.09.1961 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 27.10.1961 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 27.10.1961 KY Aeronomy xxx xxx R-11A 27.01.1963 KY Ionosphere Launch sites: KY = Kapustin Yar (GTsP-4, GTsMP-4), Volgograd, USSROKh = Ostrov Kheysa (Ernst Krenkel Observatory), Ostrov Kheysa, Franz Josef Land, USSR
