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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Vostok 8K72: Korabl'-Sputnik-3
Another test of the Vostok capsule which had a successful flight into orbit but during re-entry the engine failed to cut off and burned to completion resulting in an incorrect entry trajectory. The vehicle was destroyed in order to ensure the vehicle didn't fall into enemy hands.
Thursday, 1 December 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#34
Agency Launches This Year#8
Launches From This Pad487
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
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.