Vostok-L 8K72 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Energia. It stands 30.8 m tall, lifts 4,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 23 September 1958. It has flown 9 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 33.3%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height30.8 m
Diameter2.6 m
Payload to LEO4,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight23 September 1958
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
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights9
Successful3
Failed6
Success rate33.3%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantL 8K72
About Vostok-L 8K72
The Vostok-L was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft
