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Vostok-L 8K72
RetiredEnergia
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
Key figures
Total launches
9
Successes
3
Failures
6
Success rate
33.3 %
Success streak
0
Maiden flight
Sep 23, 1958
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
1d 1h
Planned launches
0
Vostok family total
150 launches · 138 successes · 12 failures (4 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Vostok-L 8K72” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Vostok family totals 150 launches across 4 variants.
Technology
Length
30.84 m
Diameter
2.6 m
Launch mass
277 t
Liftoff thrust
3,956 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
4,000 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 9
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia