Vostok-K – Soviet Space Program
- Family: R-7
- Length: 30.84 m
- Diameter: 2.99 m
- Launch Mass: 280 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 4725 kg
The Vostok-K, manufactured by Soviet Space Program established in 1931, undertook its inaugural launch on 05/15/1960. Notably, Vostok-K has 11 successful launches and 2 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 13 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
