Vostok-L

**Vostok-L**
Size
Vostok-L rocket
Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Stages	Two
Capacity
Payload to LEO	4,550 kilograms (10,030 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	R-7
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Baikonur Site 1/5
Total launches	4
Successes	3
Failures	1
First flight	15 May 1960
Last flight	1 December 1960
Notable payloads	Korabl'-Sputnik
Boosters
N^o boosters	4
Engines	1 RD-107-8D74
Thrust	970 kilonewtons (220,000 lb_f)
Burn time	110 seconds
Fuel	RP-1/LOX
First Stage
Engines	1 RD-108-8D75
Thrust	912 kilonewtons (205,000 lb_f)
Burn time	310 seconds
Fuel	RP-1/LOX
Second Stage
Engines	1 RD-0105
Thrust	49.42 kilonewtons (11,110 lb_f)
Burn time	390 seconds
Fuel	RP-1/LOX

The Vostok-L (Russian: Восток meaning "East"), GRAU index 8K72 was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft. It was derived from the Luna rocket, with a slightly enlarged second stage to accommodate the larger payload,^[1] and was a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It used the new 8K74 core instead of the 8K71 used on the original R-7 ICBM and the Luna boosters. The 8K74, first tested in December 1959, had a number of technical improvements to increase reliability and make servicing easier. Four launches were conducted between 15 May and 1 December 1960, three of which successfully reached orbit.

The first flight, on 15 May 1960, carried the Korabl'-Sputnik 1 spacecraft. The second launched on 28 July, however one of the booster engines burned through at launch, causing the booster to separate prematurely, 19 seconds after launch. The rocket broke up 30 seconds after liftoff, killing the two dogs that were aboard the spacecraft.^[1] The third flight successfully placed Korabl'-Sputnik 2 into orbit on 19 August, whilst the fourth and final flight orbited Korabl'-Sputnik 3 on 1 December. The Vostok-L was replaced by an uprated version, the Vostok-K, which offered a greater payload capacity.

References

1 2 Wade, Mark. "Soyuz". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

Soviet, Russian, and Ukrainian expendable launch vehicles

Active	Dnepr R-7 Soyuz U FG 2 2-1v UR Proton-M Rokot Strela Zenit 2 2M Zenit-3SL Zenit-3SLB

In development	Angara 1.1 1.2 A3 A5 A7 Tsyklon-4 Soyuz-5 Soyuz-5.1 Soyuz-5 (base version) Soyuz-5.2 Mayak Mayak-12 Mayak-22 Mayak-23 Mayak-43 Mayak-43-2Т

Former	Energia Kosmos 1 2I 3 3M N1 Proton UR-500 Proton-K R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz L M U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna Rus-M Start-1 Tsyklon 2 3 Zenit-2

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Current	Angara 1.2 A5 Antares Ariane 5 Atlas V Delta II IV Dnepr-1 Epsilon Falcon 9 full thrust GSLV GSLV Mk III H-IIA H-IIB Kuaizhou Long March 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B 3C 4B 4C 6 11 Minotaur I IV V C Pegasus Proton-M PSLV Rokot Safir Shavit Strela Soyuz U FG 2 2-1v SPARK Unha Vega VLS-1 Zenit 2M 3SL 3SLB 3F

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Retired	Ariane 1 2 3 4 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 III Diamant Energia Europa Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 Feng Bao 1 H-I H-II Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos 1 2I 3 3M Lambda 4S Long March 1 2A 2E 3 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1 N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan Pilot Proton UR-500 K R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz L M U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna Saturn I IB V INT-21 Scout SLV Space Shuttle Sparta Start-1 Thor Able Ablestar Agena Burner Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon 2 3 Vanguard Zenit-2

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