Sputnik Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Sputnik family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Sputnik made 4 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1957 and 1958. Of those, 3 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 75 percent. The busiest year was 1957, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1958.
4
Launch attempts
3
Successes
1
Failures
75%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Variants
Counts for each Sputnik variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
| Variant | Flights | Successes | Failures | First year | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputnik 8K71PS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1957 | 1957 |
| Sputnik 8A91 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1958 | 1958 |
Recent launches
The most recent Sputnik family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1958 | 1958 DEL | B1-1 : 8K74D, 8K74G, 8K74V +5 more, 8K74B, Fairing section, Golovniy Obtekatel', 8K74A, D No. 2 | Sputnik 8A91 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Apr 27, 1958 | 1958-F03 | B1-2 : 8K74D, 8K74G, 8K74V +4 more, 8K74B, Golovniy Obtekatel', 8K74A, D No. 1 | Sputnik 8A91 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Failure |
| Nov 3, 1957 | 1957 BET | M1-2PS : 8K71D, 8K71G, 8K71V +4 more, 8K71B, Golovniy Obtekatel', 8K71A M1-11 (M1-2PS), PS-2 | Sputnik 8K71PS | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Oct 4, 1957 | 1957 ALP | M1-PS : 8K71D, 8K71G, 8K71V +4 more, 8K71B, Golovniy Obtekatel', 8K71A M1-10 (M1-1PS), PS-1 | Sputnik 8K71PS | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Success |