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| Specification | Start-1 Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology × remove | Space Shuttle National Aeronautics and Space Administration × remove | Voskhod Soviet Space Program × remove | Tsiklon-3 Yuzhnoye Design Bureau × remove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights | 5 | 135 | 299 | 122 |
| Success rate | 100% | 98.5% | 95.7% | 94.3% |
| Thrust | 887 kN | 28,200 kN | — | 2,713 kN |
| Height | 22.7 m | 56.1 m | — | 39.27 m |
| Diameter | 1.61 m | 8 m | — | 3 m |
| Launch mass | 47 t | 2,030 t | — | 189 t |
| LEO capacity | 632 kg | 27,500 kg | — | 4,100 kg |
| GTO capacity | — | — | — | — |
| Launch cost | $9M | $450M | — | $15M |
| Reusable | No | Yes | No | No |
| Stages | 4 | 2 | — | 3 |