Vostok Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Vostok family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Vostok made 165 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1958 and 1991. Of those, 151 succeeded and 14 failed. The success rate comes to 92 percent. The busiest year was 1966, with 13 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1991.
165
Launch attempts
151
Successes
14
Failures
92%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
| Year | Attempts | Successes | Failures | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1983 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 1982 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1981 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1980 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1979 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1977 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1976 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1975 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1974 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1973 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1972 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1971 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1969 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1967 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1966 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% |
| 1965 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 1964 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 1963 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 1962 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 1961 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 1960 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 1959 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Variants
Counts for each Vostok variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
| Variant | Flights | Successes | Failures | First year | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vostok 8A92M | 93 | 92 | 1 | 1964 | 1991 |
| Vostok 8A92 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 1962 | 1967 |
| Vostok 8K72 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1960 | 1964 |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1958 | 1960 |
| Vostok-2A 11A510 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1965 | 1966 |
Recent launches
The most recent Vostok family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1991 | 1991-061 | I 15000-079 : IRS-1B | Vostok 8A92M | GIK-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Apr 20, 1988 | 1988-032 | I 15000-78 : Resurs-O1 No. 2L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Mar 17, 1988 | 1988-021 | L 15000-79 : IRS-1A | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Oct 3, 1985 | 1985-090 | 76053 -344 : Resurs-O1 No. 1L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Oct 28, 1983 | 1983-109 | 77025 -325 : Meteor-2 No. 10 | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC16/2 | Success |
| Jul 24, 1983 | 1983-075 | 77049 -376 : Resurs-OE No. 3-2 | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Feb 16, 1983 | 1983-010 | 76053 -343 : Ikar No. 32L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC16/2 | Success |
| Jan 20, 1983 | 1983-003 | 76053 -342 : Ikar No. 29L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC16/2 | Success |
| Dec 14, 1982 | 1982-116 | 78017 -356 : Meteor-2 No. 9 | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Aug 5, 1982 | 1982-079 | 76053 -341 : Ikar No. 28L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC16/2 | Success |
| May 5, 1982 | 1982-039 | 77023 -340 : Ikar No. 31L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC16/2 | Success |
| Mar 31, 1982 | 1982-027 | 77023 -339 : Ikar No. 30L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC16/2 | Success |
| Feb 19, 1982 | 1982-013 | 77023 -338 : Ikar No. 27L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC16/2 | Success |
| Oct 13, 1981 | 1981-103 | 78017 -357 : Ikar No. 26L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Aug 7, 1981 | 1981-075 | 78039 -375 : IK Bulgaria-1300 | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Jul 10, 1981 | 1981-065 | 76042 -389 : RK-01 (I-5), Meteor-Priroda No. 2-4 | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-5 / LC31 | Success |
| May 19, 1981 | 1981-046 | 78017 -355 : Ikar No. 23L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| May 14, 1981 | 1981-043 | 77052 -392 : Meteor-2 No. 8 | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Jan 27, 1981 | 1981-008 | 78017 -354 : Ikar No. 25L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Nov 21, 1980 | 1980-093 | 76047 -353 : Ikar No. 22L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Sep 9, 1980 | 1980-073 | 78018 -308 : Meteor-2 No. 5L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Aug 15, 1980 | 1980-069 | 76047 -352 : Ikar No. 21L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Jun 18, 1980 | 1980-051 | 76038 -313 : Meteor-Priroda No. 3-1 | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-5 / LC31 | Success |
| Jun 4, 1980 | 1980-044 | 76047 -351 : Ikar No. 24L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/3 | Success |
| Jan 30, 1980 | 1980-008 | 78055 -329 : Ikar No. 19L | Vostok 8A92M | NIIP-53 / LC43/4 | Success |
Showing the latest 25 of 165 launches.