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Vostok-L 8K72

Vostok family · Energia · Retired

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The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft

Specifications

Thrust
3,956 kN
Height
30.84 m
Diameter
2.6 m
Launch mass
277 t
Stages
2
Launch cost
LEO capacity
4,000 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
9
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
33.3%
3 of 9
Current success streak
0
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches