Vostok-L

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Vostok-L

Vostok-L rocket
Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	OKB-1
Country of origin	USSR
Size
Stages	Two
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	4,550 kilograms (10,030 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	R-7
Derivative work	Vostok-K
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Baikonur Site 1/5
Total launches	4
Success(es)	3
Failure(s)	1
First flight	15 May 1960
Last flight	1 December 1960
Type of passengers/cargo	Korabl'-Sputnik
Boosters
No. boosters	4
Powered by	1 RD-107-8D74
Maximum thrust	970 kilonewtons (220,000 lbf)
Burn time	120 seconds
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
First stage
Powered by	1 RD-108-8D75
Maximum thrust	912 kilonewtons (205,000 lbf)
Burn time	310 seconds
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Second stage
Powered by	1 RD-0105
Maximum thrust	49.42 kilonewtons (11,110 lbf)
Burn time	390 seconds
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
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The Vostok-L (Russian: Восток meaning "East"), GRAU index 8K72 was a rocket used by the Soviet Union to conduct several early tests of the Vostok spacecraft.

It was derived from the Luna rocket, with a slightly enlarged second stage to accommodate the larger payload,^[1] and was a member of the Vostok family of rockets.

It used the new 8K74 core instead of the 8K71 used on the original R-7 ICBM and the Luna boosters. The 8K74, first tested in December 1959, had a number of technical improvements to increase reliability and make servicing easier.