Flight system
Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
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Vostok · L 8K72
Vostok-L 8K72
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
Height
30.84 m
Diameter
2.6 m
LEO capacity
4,000 kg
Manufacturer
Energia
Total launches
9
Successful
3
Pending
0
Successful landings
0
Mission record
Flights on this vehicle.
Completed · 9
Launch Failure
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4b
Apr 16, 1960
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Failure
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4a
Apr 15, 1960
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Successful
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3
Oct 4, 1959
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Successful
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2
Sep 12, 1959
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Failure
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a
Jun 18, 1959
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Launch Successful
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1
Jan 2, 1959
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan