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E-3 No. 2

Vostok-L 8K72 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 16, 1960, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 16, 1960 · 16:07 UTCLaunch 1960-F06Launch no. 66 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailurestage 1 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 16, 1960, 16:07
Launch designation
1960-F06
Mission
E-3 No. 2
Vehicle flight ID
L1-9A

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
0 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.280 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AMS1960-F06NII-88 (Nauchno-Issledovatel'niy Institut 88)———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.