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Vehicle file · LV-451

Vostok 8A92

RKK Energiya · Vostok · RETIRED

Vostok 8A92 is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by RKK Energiya. It stands 30.8 m tall, lifts 4,730 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 1 June 1962. It has flown 44 times with 40 successes, a success rate of 90.9%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

PUBLISHED
Height30.8 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO4,730 kg
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight1 June 1962
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights44
Successful40
Failed4
Success rate90.9%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant8A92

About Vostok 8A92

Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

No Vostok 8A92 flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Vostok 8A92 flown?
Vostok 8A92 has flown 44 orbital missions, with 40 successes and 4 failures.
What is Vostok 8A92's success rate?
Vostok 8A92 has a success rate of 90.9%, from 40 successful flights out of 44 attempts.
When is the next Vostok 8A92 launch?
Vostok 8A92 has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Vostok 8A92 lift to orbit?
Vostok 8A92 is rated for 4,730 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Vostok 8A92 reusable?
No. Vostok 8A92 is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.