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Vostok 8A92

RKK Energiya · Vostok · RETIRED

Vostok 8A92 is an expendable launch vehicle built by RKK Energiya. It stands 30.8 m tall, lifts 4,730 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 1 June 1962. It has flown 44 times with 40 successes, a success rate of 90.9%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height30.8 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO4,730 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight1 June 1962
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights44
Successful40
Failed4
Success rate90.9%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant8A92

About Vostok 8A92

Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Vostok 8A92 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Vostok 8A92 flown?
44 times, with 40 successes and 4 failures.
What is Vostok 8A92's success rate?
90.9%. That's 40 successful flights out of 44 attempts.
How much can Vostok 8A92 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Vostok 8A92 at 4,730 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Vostok 8A92 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Vostok 8A92 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.