Vostok-2 (8A92) Launch Vehicle
Vostok-2 (8A92) was a three-stage Soviet orbital launch vehicle in the R-7 lineage, used from 1962 through 1967 to launch Zenit-2 reconnaissance spacecraft. It combined the R-7 core and four strap-on boosters with a Blok E third stage. The configuration made 45 launch attempts before Zenit-2 missions continued on later R-7-derived variants.
Identity
- Aliases
- Vostok 8A928A92Vostok-2 8A92
- Family Name
- Vostok-2
- Full Name
- Vostok-2 (8A92) Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- vostok-2-8a92-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Vostok-2 (8A92) was a three-stage Soviet orbital launch vehicle in the R-7 lineage, used from 1962 through 1967 to launch Zenit-2 reconnaissance spacecraft. It combined the R-7 core and four strap-on boosters with a Blok E third stage. The configuration made 45 launch attempts before Zenit-2 missions continued on later R-7-derived variants.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok-2_(rocket)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 21:28:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 23:25:12 UTC