Rocket file · LV-453
Vostok 8K72
Vostok 8K72 is an expendable launch vehicle built by RKK Energiya. It stands 30.8 m tall, lifts 4,550 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 15 May 1960. It has flown 4 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 75.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
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
About Vostok 8K72
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
Vostok 8K72 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesVostok 8K72 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Vostok 8K72 flown?
- 4 times, with 3 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Vostok 8K72's success rate?
- 75.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
- How much can Vostok 8K72 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Vostok 8K72 at 4,550 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Vostok 8K72 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Vostok 8K72 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.