Vostok 8K72 Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Vostok 8K72, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Vostok family page.

Data current as of 2026-07-20.

Vostok 8K72 made 17 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1960 and 1964. It is part of the Vostok family. Of those, 14 succeeded and 3 failed. The success rate comes to 82 percent. The busiest year was 1960, with 5 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1964.

Launch attempts

Successes

Failures

82%

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
1964	2	2	0	100%
1963	2	2	0	100%
1962	3	3	0	100%
1961	5	4	1	80%
1960	5	3	2	60%

Launch sites used

Sites the Vostok 8K72 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures
NIIP-5	🇷🇺Soviet Union	17	14	3

Launch chronology

Every Vostok 8K72 launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date	Designator	Payloads	Site / Pad	Outcome
Jul 10, 1964	1964-038	G103-19 : 8A91 Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +9 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, Elektron-3 part, Elektron-3 launch debris, 8K72KE No. G103-19, Elektron-3 motor, 2D No. 4, 2D No. 3	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Jan 30, 1964	1964-006	G103-18 : 8A91 Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +15 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, S19991 dup, S19998 dup, deb Elektron-1, deb Blok E, [UNID141] RCS 0.3, [UNID134], [UNID123] RCS 0.3, [UNID118] RCS 0.1, 8K72KE No. G103-18, Adapter, 2D No. 2, 2D No. 1	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Jun 16, 1963	1963-023	E103-25 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. E103-25, Vostok-3A No. 8	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Jun 14, 1963	1963-020	E103-24 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. E103-24, Vostok-3A No. 7	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Aug 12, 1962	1962 A NU	E103-22 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. E103-22, Vostok-3A No. 6	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Aug 11, 1962	1962 A MU	E103-23 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. E103-23, Vostok-3A No. 5	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Apr 26, 1962	1962 XI	E103-20 : 11S512 Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +7 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, Kosmos-4 part, 8K72KE No. E103-20, Zenit-2 No. 2L	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Dec 11, 1961	1961-F14	E103-21 : 11S512 Fairing, 8K71A, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. E103-21, Zenit-2 No. 1L	NIIP-5 / LC1	Failure
Aug 6, 1961	1961 TAU	E103-17 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A E103-17, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. E103-17, Vostok-3A No. 4	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Apr 12, 1961	1961 MU	E103-16 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A E103-16, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. E103-16, Vostok-3A No. 3	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Mar 25, 1961	1961 IOT	E103-15 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A E103-15, 8K71D +7 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, deb Korabl'-Sputnik-5, 8K72KE No. E103-15, Vostok-3 No. 2	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Mar 9, 1961	1961 THE	E103-14 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A E103-14, 8K71D +7 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, deb Korabl'-Sputnik-4, 8K72KE No. E103-14, Vostok-3 No. 1	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Dec 22, 1960	1960-F19	L1-13A : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A E103, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72KE No. L1-13A, Vostok-1 No. 4	NIIP-5 / LC1	Failure
Dec 1, 1960	1960 RHO	L1-13 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A L1-13, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72E No. L1-13, Vostok-1 No. 3	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Aug 19, 1960	1960 LAM	L1-12 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A L1-12, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72E No. L1-12, Vostok-1 No. 2	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success
Jul 28, 1960	1960-F09	L1-10 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A L1-10, 8K71D +6 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, PO, 8K72E NO. L1-10, Vostok-1 No. 1	NIIP-5 / LC1	Failure
May 15, 1960	1960 EPS	L1-11 : Vostok Fairing, 8K71A L1-11, 8K71D +7 more , 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, Vostok-1P part, 8K72E No. L1-11, PO, Vostok-1P	NIIP-5 / LC1	Success

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