Soviet Space Program (CCCP)
Soviet Space Program is a Government space agency led by unknown that was established in 1931 and operates in Russia. Soviet Space Program has 2288 successful launches and 168 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 2456 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline. Soviet Space Program has a tally of 0 attempted booster landings, of which 0 failed and 0 successful booster landings recorded.
Launchers
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Voskhod
Vostok
The Vostok-K was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union for thirteen launches between 1960 and 1964, six of which were manned.
The Vostok-K made its maiden flight on 22 December 1960, three weeks after the retirement of the Vostok-L. The third stage engine failed 425 seconds after launch, and the payload, a Korabl-Sputnik spacecraft, failed to reach orbit. The spacecraft was recovered after landing, and the two dogs aboard the spacecraft survived the flight.
On 12 April 1961, a Vostok-K rocket was used to launch Vostok 1, the first manned spaceflight, which made Yuri Gagarin the first human to fly in space.
