Space · launch vehicle

Vostok 8K72

RSC RETIRED

At a glance

Launches

Success rate

75%

3 ok · 1 failed

Payload to LEO

4,550 kg

Payload to GTO

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Manufacturer

Status

Retired

First flight

15 May 1960

Reusable

Height

30.84 m

Diameter

2.99 m

Launch mass

281 t

Liftoff thrust

3,873 kN

Stages

Launch cost

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Booster landings

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Links

About

Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.

Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2 Last checked 29 Sept 2026