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E-3 No. 1

Vostok-L 8K72 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 15, 1960, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 15, 1960 · 15:06 UTCLaunch 1960-U01Launch no. 64 in the log
RocketVostok-L 8K72
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailurestage 3 underperformance
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 15, 1960, 15:06
Launch designation
1960-U01
Mission
E-3 No. 1
Vehicle flight ID
L1-9/I-19AMS

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
200,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.280 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S3U

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AMS1960-U01NII-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.