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Launch FailureSoviet Space Program
Vostok 8K72: Korabl-Sputnik (2)
A test of the Vostok capsule carrying a pair of dogs. Unfortunately this failed after a failure of the booster.
Thursday, 28 July 1960
Vostok 8K72
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleVostok 8K72
Vehicle FamilyVostok
Vehicle Record3 of 4 launches (75%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
ProgramVostok · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad1/5
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#16
Agency Launches This Year#4
Launches From This Pad487
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
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.
Launch Site
1/5 · 45.9200°N 63.3420°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.