Vostok-L 8K72
In-activeEnergia (OKB-1)
Sept. 23, 1958
Description
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
30.84 m -
Diameter
2.6 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.6 m -
Launch Mass
277.0 T -
Thrust
3956.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Vostok-L 8K72 -
Family
― -
Variant
L 8K72 -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Vostok-L 8K72
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
― -
Low Earth Orbit
4000.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
Energia
Government
None
OKB-1 1946None
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4b
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 16, 1960, 4:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
Luna 1960B was the third Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon, the first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission and the second being the unsuccessful Luna 1960A. Luna 1960B was launched on April 16, 1960. It was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.
Lunar flybyVostok-L 8K72 | Luna-4a
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 15, 1960, 3:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
Luna 1960A was the second Soviet attempt to photograph the far side of the Moon. The first being the highly successful Luna 3 mission. Luna 1960A was designed to replicate the Luna 3 mission, but with higher resolution cameras and a closer approach to the Moon.
Lunar flybyVostok-L 8K72 | Luna-3
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 4, 1959, 12:43 a.m.
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 12, 1959, 6:39 a.m.
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-2a
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 18, 1959, 8:08 a.m.
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 2, 1959, 4:41 p.m.
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1c
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 4, 1958, 6:18 p.m.
Vostok-L 8K72 | Luna-1b
Energia | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 11, 1958, 9:41 p.m.
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