Vostok-L (8K72) Launch Vehicle
Vostok-L (8K72) was a three-stage Soviet orbital and escape launch vehicle in the R-7 lineage, used from 1958 through 1960 for the first Luna probes. It combined the R-7 core and four strap-on boosters with a Blok E upper stage. Its nine launch attempts included the successful Luna 1, Luna 2, and Luna 3 missions.
Identity
- Aliases
- Vostok-L 8K72Vostok-L rocketLuna 8K72
- Family Name
- Vostok-L
- Full Name
- Vostok-L (8K72) Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- vostok-l-8k72-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Vostok-L (8K72) was a three-stage Soviet orbital and escape launch vehicle in the R-7 lineage, used from 1958 through 1960 for the first Luna probes. It combined the R-7 core and four strap-on boosters with a Blok E upper stage. Its nine launch attempts included the successful Luna 1, Luna 2, and Luna 3 missions.
- Diameter M
- 2.95
- First Flight Year
- 1,958
- Height M
- 33.5
- Last Flight Year
- 1,960
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 279,100
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:06:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 23:25:19 UTC