Flight system
Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.
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Vostok · 8K72
Vostok 8K72
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.
Height
30.84 m
Diameter
2.99 m
LEO capacity
4,550 kg
Manufacturer
RKK Energiya
Total launches
4
Successful
3
Pending
0
Successful landings
0
Mission record
Flights on this vehicle.
Completed · 4
Launch Successful
Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-3
Dec 1, 1960
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Successful
Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-2
Aug 19, 1960
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Failure
Vostok 8K72 | Korabl-Sputnik (2)
Jul 28, 1960
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Successful
Vostok 8K72 | Korabl'-Sputnik-1
May 15, 1960
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan