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Vostok-L 8K72

Vostok-L 8K72 was built by OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev and flew 9 launch attempts between Sep 23, 1958 and Apr 16, 1960; 3 succeeded and 6 failed.

9 launchessuccess rate 33.3%Soviet Union

Launches per year

19581960
SuccessfulFailed

Spaceports

Launch agencies

All 9 launches

9 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Apr 16, 1960E-3 No. 21960-F06BaikonurSoviet Union1Failure
Apr 15, 1960E-3 No. 11960-U01BaikonurSoviet Union1Failure
Oct 4, 1959E-2A1959 THEBaikonurSoviet Union1Success
Sep 12, 1959E-1 No. 71959 XIBaikonurSoviet Union1Success
Jun 18, 1959E-1 No. 51959-F06BaikonurSoviet Union1Failure
Jan 2, 1959E-1 No. 41959 MUBaikonurSoviet Union1Success
Dec 4, 1958E-1 No. 31958-F20BaikonurSoviet Union1Failure
Oct 11, 1958E-1 No. 21958-F17BaikonurSoviet Union1Failure
Sep 23, 1958E-1 No. 11958-F15BaikonurSoviet Union1Failure

Source: GCAT launch list and launch vehicle tables, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).