UR-500 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the UR-500, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
UR-500 made 4 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1965 and 1966. Of those, 3 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 75 percent. The busiest year was 1965, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1966.
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
Launch sites used
Sites the UR-500 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIIP-5 | 🇷🇺Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Launch chronology
Every UR-500 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1966 | 1966-060 | 212 : 8S810, Fairing, 8S811 +1 more, N-4 No. 4 | NIIP-5 / LC81/23 | Success |
| Mar 24, 1966 | 1966-F03 | 211 : 8S810, Fairing, 8S811 +1 more, N-4 No. 3 | NIIP-5 / LC81/23 | Failure |
| Nov 2, 1965 | 1965-087 | 209 : 8S810, deb Proton-2, Fairing +2 more, 8S811, N-4 No. 2 | NIIP-5 / LC81/23 | Success |
| Jul 16, 1965 | 1965-054 | 107207-01 (207) : 8S810, 8S811, Fairing +1 more, N-4 No. 1 | NIIP-5 / LC81/23 | Success |