Vostok-L 8K72
Vostok familyEnergiaRetired
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
- LEO capacity
- 4,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
9flightswith a definitive outcome
33.3%success rate3 of 9
6failuresincluding partial failures
0success streakcurrent
First flight September 23, 1958 · latest April 16, 1960
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Vostok-L 8K72 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 | 2 |