Vostok-L 8K72 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Vostok-L 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 2026-07-21.
Vostok-L 8K72 made 9 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1958 and 1960. It is part of the Vostok family. Of those, 3 succeeded and 6 failed. The success rate comes to 33 percent. The busiest year was 1959, with 4 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1960.
9
Launch attempts
3
Successes
6
Failures
33%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Vostok-L 8K72 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIIP-5 | Soviet Union | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Launch chronology
Every Vostok-L 8K72 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1960 | 1960-F06 | L1-9A : Luna Fairing, 8K71A L1-9A, 8K71D +5 more, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. L1-9A, E-3 No. 2 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Failure |
| Apr 15, 1960 | 1960-U01 | L1-9/I-19AMS : E-3 No. 1, 8K72E, Luna Fairing +6 more, 8K71A I1-9, 8K71D, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. L1-9 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Failure |
| Oct 4, 1959 | 1959 THE | I1-8 : 8K72E, E-2A, Luna Fairing +6 more, 8K71A I1-8, 8K71D, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. I1-8 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Sep 12, 1959 | 1959 XI | I1-7B : 8K72E, E-1 No. 7, Luna Fairing +6 more, 8K71A I1-7B, 8K71D, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. I1-7B | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Jun 18, 1959 | 1959-F06 | I1-7 : Luna Fairing, 8K71A I1-7, 8K71D +5 more, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. I1-7, E-1 No. 5 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Failure |
| Jan 2, 1959 | 1959 MU | B1-6 : E-1 No. 4, 8K72E, Luna Fairing +6 more, 8K71A B1-6, 8K71D, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. B1-6 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Success |
| Dec 4, 1958 | 1958-F20 | B1-5 : Luna Fairing, 8K71A B1-5, 8K71D +5 more, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. B1-5, E-1 No. 3 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Failure |
| Oct 11, 1958 | 1958-F17 | B1-4 : Luna Fairing, 8K71A B1-4, 8K71D +5 more, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. B1-4, E-1 No. 2 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Failure |
| Sep 23, 1958 | 1958-F15 | B1-3 : Luna Fairing, 8K71A B1-3, 8K71D +5 more, 8K71G, 8K71V, 8K71B, 8K72E No. B1-3, E-1 No. 1 | NIIP-5 / LC1 | Failure |