List of R-7 launches (1960–1964)

This is a list of launches made by the R-7 Semyorka ICBM, and its derivatives between 1960 and 1964. All launches are orbital satellite launches, unless stated otherwise.

Date and time (GMT) Configuration Serial number Launch site Result Payload Remarks1960 20 January 1960, 16:35 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I1-2 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM testBattleship Blok I stage 24 January 1960, 16:15 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I1-3 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test. Blok B vernier exploded due to improper preflight procedure. Strap-on broke off the stack and the missile disintegrated T+31 seconds. 31 January 1960, 16:17 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I1-2 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM testBattleship Blok I stage 17 March 1960, 23:55 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I1-5 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 24 March 1960, 02:06 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) L1-5 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 15 April 1960, 15:06 Luna(8K72) I1-9 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna E-3 No.1 Blok E cut off two seconds early due to ground crews forgetting to fill the RP-1 tank completely. 16 April 1960, 16:07 Luna(8K72) L1-9A LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna E-3 No.2 Blok B strap-on developed insufficient thrust and tore away from the booster at liftoff. The vehicle disintegrated. 15 May 1960, 00:00 Vostok-L(8K72L) L1-11 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Vostok) Maiden flight of Vostok-L 8K72L. Spacecraft not recovered due to reentry malfunction. 4 June 1960, 15:49 R-7 Semyorka(8K71) L1-9 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 5 July 1960, 15:56 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I1-6 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 7 July 1960, 16:15 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I1-7 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 28 July 1960, 09:31 Vostok-L(8K72L) L1-10 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Korabl-Sputnik (Vostok) Combustion instability caused engine failure and explosion in the Blok G strap-on T+23 seconds. The launcher disintegrated at T+38 seconds. 19 August 1960, 08:44 Vostok-L(8K72L) L1-12 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Korabl-Sputnik 2 (Vostok) 10 October 1960, 14:27 Molniya(8K78) L1-4M LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Mars 1M No.1 Blok I pitch control failure T+309 seconds. Automatic shutdown commanded T+325 secondsMaiden flight of Molniya 8K78 14 October 1960, 13:51 Molniya(8K78) L1-5M LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Mars 1M No.2 Blok I failed to start due to a frozen RP-1 duct 1 December 1960, 07:30 Vostok-L(8K72L) L1-13 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Korabl-Sputnik 3 (Vostok) Improper reentry resulted in spacecraft destruction 22 December 1960, 07:45 Vostok-K(8K72K) L1-13A LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Korabl-Sputnik (Vostok) Blok E gas generator failure T+422 secondsMaiden flight of Vostok-K 8K72K1961 14 January 1961, 16:15 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test, First launch from LC-31 4 February 1961, 01:18 Molniya(8K78) L1-7 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Tyazhely Sputnik (Venera) Venus probeBlok L could not be started due to a power failure 12 February 1961, 00:34 Molniya(8K78) L1-6 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Venera 1 First successful Venus mission 13 February 1961, 04:39 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I1-3T LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 27 February 1961, 00:52 R-7 Semyorka(8K71) L2-1 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM testFinal flight of R-7 Semyorka 8K71. 9 March 1961, 06:29 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-14 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Korabl-Sputnik 4 (Vostok) 25 March 1961, 05:54 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-15 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Korabl-Sputnik 5 (Vostok) 12 April 1961, 06:07 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-16 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Vostok 1 First crewed spaceflight, 1 cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin 14 April 1961, 19:24 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test. Core stage lost thrust due to steam generator failure. Warhead landed 2,380 km downrange. 15 June 1961, 05:45 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) E15001-06 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 4 July 1961, 04:00 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I2-4 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 4 July 1961, 20:20 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) I2-2 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 6 August 1961, 06:00 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-17 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Vostok 2 Crewed orbital flight, 1 cosmonaut, Gherman Titov 21 September 1961, 16:30 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) E15003-03 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 29 November 1961, 08:15 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 11 December 1961, 09:39 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-21 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Zenit-2 Blok E lost thrust T+399 seconds due to damaged plumbing. Spacecraft intentionally blown up by self-destruct system.1962 26 April 1962, 10:02 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-20 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 4(Zenit-2) 1 June 1962, 09:38 Vostok-2(8A92) E15000-01 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Zenit-2 First use of Vostok-2 8A92. Blok D strap-on shut down at liftoff due to malfunction of an electrical cutoff switch. The launch vehicle crashed near the pad. 2 June 1962, 16:36 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 28 July 1962, 09:18 Vostok-2(8A92) T15000-07 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 7(Zenit-2) 11 August 1962, 08:30 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-23 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Vostok 3 Crewed orbital flight, 1 cosmonaut, Andrian Nikolayev 12 August 1962, 08:02 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-22 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Vostok 4 Crewed orbital flight, 1 cosmonaut, Pavel Popovich 25 August 1962, 02:56 Molniya(8K78) T103-12 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Venera 2MV-1 No.1 (Venera) One of the Blok L ullage motors failed to ignited, causing the stage to tumble. The main engine then cut off 45 seconds later, leaving the spacecraft stranded in Earth orbit. 1 September 1962, 02:12 Molniya(8K78) T103-13 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Venera 2MV-1 No.2 (Venera) Blok L failed to ignite due to a stuck fuel valve. 12 September 1962, 00:59 Molniya(8K78) T103-14 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Venera 2MV-2 No.1 (Venera) Following cutoff of the Blok I stage, one of the oxidizer valves failed to close, allowing LOX to flow into the combustion chamber of one of the vernier thrusters. The thruster then exploded, causing the rocket to tumble out of control. Resultant cavitation in the upper stage turbopump caused the upper stage engine to fail less than a second after ignition. 27 September 1962, 09:40 Vostok-2(8A92) T15000-06 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 9(Zenit-2) 17 October 1962, 09:21 Vostok-2(8A92) E15000-03 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 10 (Zenit-2) 24 October 1962, 17:55 Molniya(8K78) T103-15 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Mars 2MV-4 No.1 (Mars) Blok L engine disintegrated after 16 seconds of burn time due to loss of turbopump lubricant. 1 November 1962, 16:14 Molniya(8K78) T103-16 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Mars 1 Spacecraft later failed due to loss of signal.No data returned during Mars fly-by 4 November 1962, 15:35 Molniya(8K78) T103-17 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Mars 2MV-3 No.1 (Mars) Strong vibration during the Blok I burn caused by fuel pump cavitation loosened the igniter in the Blok L engine, preventing it from being started. 22 December 1962, 09:24 Vostok-2(8A92) T15000-10 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 12 (Zenit-2)1963 4 January 1963, 07:49 Molniya(8K78) T103-09 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna E-6 No.2 (Luna) Blok L failed to start as the ignition command was never received due to possible contamination of the probe's control system 3 February 1963, 09:29 Molniya(8K78) T103-10 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna E-6 No.3 Blok I pitch control failed T+295 seconds due to improper gyroscope alignment 21 March 1963, 08:24 Vostok-2(8A92) T15001-01 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 13 (Zenit-2) 2 April 1963, 08:16 Molniya(8K78) T103-11 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Luna 4 Spacecraft later failed to land on Moon 22 April 1963, 08:24 Vostok-2(8A92) T15000-08 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 15 (Zenit-2) 22 April 1963, 12:32 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 28 April 1963, 08:50 Vostok-2(8A92) E15000-02 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 16 (Zenit-2) 18 May 1963, 07:41 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 24 May 1963, 10:34 Vostok-2(8A92) E15000-12 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 18 (Zenit-2) 14 June 1963, 11:59 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-24 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Vostok 5 Crewed orbital flight, 1 cosmonaut, Valery Bykovsky 16 June 1963, 09:29 Vostok-K(8K72K) E103-25 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Vostok 6 Crewed orbital flight, 1 cosmonaut, Valentina TereshkovaFirst woman in space 10 July 1963 Vostok-2(8A92) E15000-04 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Zenit-2 Blok B strap-on shut down at liftoff due to hydrogen peroxide pump malfunction. Vehicle crashed near the pad. 14 October 1963, 13:56 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 18 October 1963, 09:30 Vostok-2(8A92) G15001-01 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 20 (Zenit-2) 1 November 1963, 08:56 Polyot(11A59) E15003-02A LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Polyot 1 Maiden flight of Polyot 11A59 11 November 1963, 06:23 Molniya(8K78) G15000-17 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Kosmos 21 (Venera) Improper separation of the Blok I and L resulted in the latter tumbling and shutting down after only 13 seconds of burn time. 16 November 1963, 10:34 Voskhod(11A57) G15000-06 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 22 (Zenit-4) Maiden flight of Voskhod 11A57 28 November 1963, 09:20 Vostok-2(8A92) G15001-02 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Zenit-2 Blok E lost thrust T+483 seconds 19 December 1963, 09:29 Vostok-2(8A92) G15001-03 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 24 (Zenit-2)1964 30 January 1964, 09:45 Vostok-K(8K72K) G103-18 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Elektron-1 Elektron-2 19 February 1964, 05:37 Molniya(8K78) T15000-26 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Zond 3MV-1 No.2 Blok I failed to start due to a frozen RP-1 line 21 March 1964, 08:14 Molniya(8K78) T15000-20 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna E-6 No.6 Stuck engine valve in the Blok I stage caused low thrust and premature shutdown at T+489 seconds. 27 March 1964, 03:24 Molniya(8K78) G15000-27 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Kosmos 27 (Venera) Control system malfunction causes loss of Blok L stability and engine shutdown 2 April 1964, 02:42 Molniya(8K78) G15000-28 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Zond 1 4 April 1964, 09:45 Vostok-2(8A92) G15001-04 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 28 (Zenit-2) 12 April 1964, 09:31 Polyot(11A59) T15001-04A LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Polyot-2 Final flight of Polyot 11A59 20 April 1964, 08:08 Molniya(8K78) T15000-21 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna E-6 No.5 Launch vehicle control system power loss caused premature engine shutdown T+340 seconds 25 April 1964, 10:21 Vostok-2(8A92) R15001-01 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 29 (Zenit-2) 18 May 1964, 09:42 Voskhod(11A57) G15000-12 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 30 (Zenit-4) 3 June 1964, 06:04 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 4 June 1964, 04:00 Molniya(8K78) G103-18 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Molniya-1 Blok A propellant utilization malfunction results in excessive RP-1 consumption and premature shutdown T+287 secondsAlso identified as Zond 1964A, a failed Lunar flyby 10 June 1964, 10:48 Vostok-2(8A92) R15001-02 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 32 (Zenit-2) 23 June 1964, 10:19 Vostok-2(8A92) G15001-05 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 33 (Zenit-2) 1 July 1964, 11:16 Voskhod(11A57) T15000-04 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 34 (Zenit-4) 10 July 1964, 21:51 Vostok-K(8K72K) G103-19 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Elektron-3 Final flight of Vostok-K 8K72K Elektron-4 15 July 1964, 11:27 Vostok-2(8A92) R15001-03 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 35 (Zenit-2) 27 July 1964, 14:00 R-7A Semyorka(8K74) LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 14 August 1964, 09:36 Vostok-2(8A92) R15001-04 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 37 (Zenit-2) 22 August 1964, 07:21 Molniya(8K78) G103-19 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 41 (Molniya-1) 28 August 1964, 16:19 Vostok-2M(8A92M) T15000-05 LC-31/6, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 44 (Meteor) Maiden flight of Vostok-2M 8A92M 13 September 1964, 09:45 Voskhod(11A57) R15001-01 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Kosmos 45 (Ze