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{{Infobox rocket stage
{{Infobox rocket stage
|name = Volga<ref>{{cite web|title=Volga upper stage|url=http://russianspaceweb.com/volga.html|website=Russianspaceweb.com|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref>
|name = Volga<ref>{{cite web|title=Volga upper stage|url=http://russianspaceweb.com/volga.html|website=Russianspaceweb.com|access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>
|manufacturer = [[TsSKB-Progress]]
|manufacturer = [[TsSKB-Progress]]
|country-origin = [[Russia]]
|country-origin = Russia
|engines = 1 [[17D64]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Soyuz-2-1v Launcher (formerly Soyuz-1)|url=http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16617.120|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="nsf-20160427"/> (KB Melnikov)
|thrust = {{convert|2.94|kN}}
|SI = 307 sec
|time = 600 seconds
|fuel = N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/UDMH
|length = {{convert|1.025|m}}
|length = {{convert|1.025|m}}
|diameter = {{convert|3.2|m}}
|diameter = {{convert|3.2|m}}
|propmass = {{convert|300|-|900|kg}}
|propmass = {{convert|300|-|900|kg}}
|empty = {{convert|840|kg}}
|empty = {{convert|840|kg}}
{{Infobox rocket/stage
| name = Volga
|engines = 1x [[17D64]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Soyuz-2-1v Launcher (formerly Soyuz-1)|url=http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16617.120|access-date=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="nsf-20160427"/> (KB Melnikov)
|thrust = {{convert|2.94|kN}}
|SI = {{convert|307|isp}}
|burntime = 600 s
|fuel = [[Dinitrogen tetraoxide|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]]/[[UDMH]]
}}
}}
}}
'''Volga''', [[GRAU index]] 14S46, also designated 141KS, is a rocket [[upper stage]] designed in [[Russia]]. It is used with the [[Soyuz-2 (rocket)|Soyuz-2.1a]] and [[Soyuz-2-1v]] rockets to insert payloads into [[sun-synchronous orbit]]. It is derived from the propulsion module of the [[Yantar (satellite)|Yantar]] [[spy satellite]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soyuz 2-1v Launch Vehicle|url=http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/soyuz-2-1v/|website=Spaceflight101|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> It is closely related to the retired [[Ikar (rocket stage)|Ikar upper stage]].<ref name="nsf-20160427">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/vostochny-maiden-soyuz-launch/|title=Soyuz 2-1 launches maiden mission from Vostochny {{!}} NASASpaceFlight.com|website=www.nasaspaceflight.com|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref>
'''Volga''', [[GRAU index]] '''14S46''', also designated '''141KS''', is a rocket [[upper stage]] designed in Russia. It is used with the [[Soyuz-2 (rocket)|Soyuz-2.1a]] and [[Soyuz-2-1v]] rockets to insert payloads into [[Sun-synchronous orbit]]. It is derived from the propulsion module of the [[Yantar (satellite)|Yantar]] [[spy satellite]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soyuz 2-1v Launch Vehicle|url=http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/soyuz-2-1v/|website=Spaceflight101|access-date=26 March 2016}}</ref> It is closely related to the retired [[Ikar (rocket stage)|Ikar upper stage]].<ref name="nsf-20160427">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/vostochny-maiden-soyuz-launch/|title=Soyuz 2-1 launches maiden mission from Vostochny {{!}} NASASpaceFlight.com|website=www.nasaspaceflight.com|date=27 April 2016 |access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 22 May 2024

Volga[1]
ManufacturerTsSKB-Progress
Country of originRussland
General characteristics
Diameter3.2 metres (10 ft)
Length1.025 metres (3 ft 4.4 in)
Propellant mass300–900 kilograms (660–1,980 lb)
Empty mass840 kilograms (1,850 lb)
Volga
Powered by1x 17D64[2][3] (KB Melnikov)
Maximum thrust2.94 kilonewtons (660 lbf)
Specific impulse307 seconds (3.01 km/s)
Burn time600 s
PropellantN2O4/UDMH

Volga, GRAU index 14S46, also designated 141KS, is a rocket upper stage designed in Russia. It is used with the Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2-1v rockets to insert payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit. It is derived from the propulsion module of the Yantar spy satellites.[4] It is closely related to the retired Ikar upper stage.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Volga upper stage". Russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Soyuz-2-1v Launcher (formerly Soyuz-1)". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Soyuz 2-1 launches maiden mission from Vostochny | NASASpaceFlight.com". www.nasaspaceflight.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. ^ "Soyuz 2-1v Launch Vehicle". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 26 March 2016.