Vostok-L 8K72
Vostok family
· built by Energia
· maiden flight 1958-09-23
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
Specifications
30.84 mLength
2.6 mDiameter
277 tLaunch mass
2Stages
3956 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
4000 kgTo LEO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
9Total launches
3Successful
6Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
9In our archive
33.3%Success rate
Sep 23, 1958 07:40 UTCEarliest tracked
Apr 16, 1960 16:07 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4b | Apr 16, 1960 16:07 UTC | Failure |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4a | Apr 15, 1960 15:06 UTC | Failure |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3 | Oct 04, 1959 00:43 UTC | Success |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2 | Sep 12, 1959 06:39 UTC | Success |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a | Jun 18, 1959 08:08 UTC | Failure |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1 | Jan 02, 1959 16:41 UTC | Success |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1c | Dec 04, 1958 18:18 UTC | Failure |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1b | Oct 11, 1958 21:41 UTC | Failure |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1a | Sep 23, 1958 07:40 UTC | Failure |