The first R-7 with an upper stage, built for the Luna program. Most of its launches fail, but in 1959 it sends Luna 1 past the Moon, Luna 2 to strike it and Luna 3 around the far side to photograph it.
- Launches
- 9
- Success rate
- 33%
- 6 failures
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Height
- 33.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.6 m
- Stages
- 2
- Boosters
- 4 × 8K71
- Propellants
- Kerosene / LOX
- Payload to LEO
- 4,000 kg
Launches per year
Vostok-L 8K72
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| Year | Launches | Vostok-L 8K72 |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 3 | 3 |
| 1959 | 4 | 4 |
| 1960 | 6 | 2 |
| 1962 | 5 | 0 |
| 1963 | 7 | 0 |
| 1964 | 10 | 0 |
| 1965 | 10 | 0 |
| 1966 | 12 | 0 |
| 1967 | 8 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 |
| 1975 | 6 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
Vostok rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vostok-L 8K72 | 1958 to 1960 | 9 | 33% | 33.5 m | 4,000 kg |
| Vostok 8K72 | 1960 | 4 | 75% | 38.4 m | 4,550 kg |
| Vostok 8A92 | 1962 to 1967 | 44 | 91% | 38.4 m | 4,730 kg |
| Vostok 8A92M | 1964 to 1991 | 93 | 99% | 38.8 m | 3,800 kg |