Vostok-L rocket

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The Vostok-L rocket was an early Soviet launch vehicle used in the late 1950s and early 1960s to test and develop the technology that would later support human spaceflight in the Vostok program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch system ⓘ
launch vehicle ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 8K72 ⓘ
linked to: 8K72K
boosterEngineType RD-107 ⓘ
configuration core stage with four strap-on boosters ⓘ
coreEngineType RD-108 ⓘ
linked to: RD-107
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
derivedFrom Luna rocket ⓘ
R-7 Semyorka ⓘ
linked to: R-7 Semyorka rocket
designer Sergei Korolev ⓘ
developedFor biological test flights prior to human spaceflight ⓘ
testing Vostok spacecraft systems ⓘ
diameter about 2.95 m (core stage) ⓘ
family R-7 rocket family ⓘ
linked to: R-7 Semyorka rocket
firstFlightDate 1960-05-15 ⓘ
fuel RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
height about 30 m ⓘ
lastFlightDate 1960-12-01 ⓘ
launchAzimuth low Earth orbit inclinations ⓘ
launchMass about 280000 kg ⓘ
launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 ⓘ
linked to: Baikonur Cosmodrome
manufacturer OKB-1 ⓘ
notablePayload Korabl-Sputnik 1 ⓘ
Korabl-Sputnik 2 ⓘ
linked to: Sputnik 2
numberOfFailedLaunches 2 ⓘ
numberOfLaunches 4 ⓘ
numberOfSuccessfulLaunches 2 ⓘ
operator Soviet space program ⓘ
oxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
payloadToLEO about 4725 kg ⓘ
precededBy Luna rocket ⓘ
program Vostok program ⓘ
linked to: Vostok programme
propellantType liquid oxygen/kerosene ⓘ
roleInHistory precursor to human spaceflight in Vostok program ⓘ
stages 2 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
succeededBy Vostok-K ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-K rocket
successRate 50 percent ⓘ
usedFor development of human spaceflight technology ⓘ
launching Korabl-Sputnik missions ⓘ
launching prototype Vostok spacecraft ⓘ
test flights for Vostok program ⓘ
usedInPeriod early 1960s ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ

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Vostok-K rocket → derivedFrom → Vostok-L rocket ⓘ
Soyuz rocket → derivedFrom → Vostok rocket ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
Mechta → launchVehicle → Vostok-L rocket ⓘ
Luna programme → launchVehicleUsed → Vostok rocket family ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
Dream → launchVehicle → Vostok-L rocket ⓘ
Vostok programme → precededBy → Vostok rocket development programme ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
Vostok programme → launchVehicleUsed → Vostok-L rocket ⓘ
Luna spacecraft → launchVehicleUsed → Vostok rocket family ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
SS-6 Sapwood → usedAsBasisFor → Vostok launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
Luna rocket → successor → Vostok rocket ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
Korabl-Sputnik 1 → launchVehicle → Vostok-L ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
LISS-II sensor → launchVehicleUsedForHostSatellites → Vostok launcher ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket
IRS → launchVehicle → Vostok rocket ⓘ
linked to: Vostok-L rocket