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Vehicle file · LV-452

Vostok 8A92M

RKK Energiya · Vostok · RETIRED

Vostok 8A92M is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by RKK Energiya. It stands 30.8 m tall, lifts 3,800 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 28 August 1964. It has flown 93 times with 92 successes, a success rate of 98.9%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

PUBLISHED
Height30.8 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO3,800 kg
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight28 August 1964
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights93
Successful92
Failed1
Success rate98.9%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant8A92M

About Vostok 8A92M

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 8A92M 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 8A92M flown?
Vostok 8A92M has flown 93 orbital missions, with 92 successes and 1 failures.
What is Vostok 8A92M's success rate?
Vostok 8A92M has a success rate of 98.9%, from 92 successful flights out of 93 attempts.
When is the next Vostok 8A92M launch?
Vostok 8A92M 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 8A92M lift to orbit?
Vostok 8A92M is rated for 3,800 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Vostok 8A92M reusable?
No. Vostok 8A92M is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.