Russia Launches in 1958
Russia flew 5 orbital launch attempts in 1958, 18% of the world's 28, with 4 failures. 3 on Vostok-L 8K72 and 2 on Sputnik 8A91. Together they put 1 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1958
- 5
- 4 failed
- Share of the world
- 18%
- of 28
- Busiest month
- April
- 1 launch
- Payload to orbit
- 1 t
Month by month
Russia orbital launches per month, 1958
- 0Jan
- 0Feb
- 0Mar
- 1Apr
- 1May
- 0Jun
- 0Jul
- 0Aug
- 1Sep
- 1Oct
- 0Nov
- 1Dec
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| Month | Russia |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 1 |
Rockets Russia flew in 1958
Every launch of 1958
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 1958 | Sputnik 8A91 | D-1 1 | Failure |
| 15 May 1958 | Sputnik 8A91 | D1- 2 | Success |
| 23 September 1958 | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1a | Failure |
| 11 October 1958 | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1b | Failure |
| 4 December 1958 | Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1c | Failure |