Space · launch vehicle

Vostok-L 8K72

OKB-1 RETIRED

At a glance

Launches

Success rate

33.3%

3 ok · 6 failed

Payload to LEO

4,000 kg

Payload to GTO

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Manufacturer

Energia

Status

Retired

First flight

23 Sept 1958

Reusable

Height

30.84 m

Diameter

2.6 m

Launch mass

277 t

Liftoff thrust

3,956 kN

Stages

Launch cost

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Booster landings

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Links

About

The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft

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