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List of R-7 launches (1957–1959)

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This is a list of launches made by the R-7 Semyorka ICBM, and its derivatives between 1957 and 1959. All launches are orbital satellite launches, unless stated otherwise.

{{R-7 launches}}

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! Date and Time (GMT)

! Configuration

! Serial Number

! Launch Site

! Result

! Payload

! Remarks

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1957

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| 15 May 1957, 16:01

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| M1-5

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| Flight test, maiden flight of R-7.
Fire in the Blok D strap-on led to premature separation at T+88 seconds and vehicle breakup.

|-

| 12 July 1957, 12:53

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| M1-7

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| Electrical failure caused the vehicle to roll at high speed, resulting in breakup at T+32 seconds.

|-

| 21 August 1957, 12:25

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| M1-8

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test - World's first missile flight to achieve intercontinental range.

|-

| 7 September 1957, 11:39

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| M1-9

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 4 October 1957, 19:28

| Sputnik-PS
(8K71PS)

| M1-1PS

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| Sputnik 1

| World's first orbital launch
Maiden flight of Sputnik 8K71PS

|-

| 3 November 1957, 02:30

| Sputnik-PS
(8K71PS)

| M1-2PS

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| Sputnik 2

| First animal in orbit (Laika)
Final flight of Sputnik 8K71PS

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1958

|-

| 29 January 1958, 21:15

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| M1-11

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| ICBM test. Improper separation of the strap-ons at staging damaged plumbing in the core stage. Vehicle lost thrust and the warhead impacted far off-target.

|-

| 29 March 1958, 14:40

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| M1-10

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 4 April 1958, 15:30

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| M1-12

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 27 April 1958, 09:01

| Sputnik
(8A91)

| B1-2

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| D1 s/n. 1

| Longitudinal vibration in strap-ons results in disintegration of the vehicle at T+88 seconds
Maiden flight of Sputnik 8A91

|-

| 15 May 1958, 07:00

| Sputnik
(8A91)

| B1-1

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| Sputnik 3

| Final flight of Sputnik rocket

|-

| 24 May 1958, 10:30

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| B1-3

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| Luna 8K72 test with dummy Blok E stage. Blok A shut down prematurely and upper stage separation failed.

|-

| 10 July 1958, 07:42

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| B1-4

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| Luna 8K72 test with dummy Blok E stage. Blok D engine failed at liftoff due to high frequency combustion instability and broke off the stack. The rest of the vehicle flew until T+40 seconds when stability was lost and it crashed 66 km downrange.

|-

| 23 September 1958, 07:40

| Luna
(8K72)

| B1-3

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| Luna E-1 No.1

| Excessive vibration caused the booster to disintegrate 92 seconds into flight
Maiden flight of Luna 8K72.

|-

| 11 October 1958, 21:42

| Luna
(8K72)

| B1-4

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| Luna E-1 No.2

| Excessive vibration caused the booster to disintegrate 104 seconds into flight.

|-

| 4 December 1958, 18:18

| Luna
(8K72)

| B1-5

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| Luna E-1 No.3

| Loss of hydrogen peroxide lubricant to the core stage turbopumps at T+245 seconds. Vehicle lost thrust and impacted downrange.

|-

| 24 December 1958, 16:00

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| B3-16

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| ICBM test. Loss of hydrogen peroxide lubricant in the Blok V strap-on, which separated 13 seconds prior to normal cutoff and staging. Manual shutoff command issued at T+130 seconds.

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1959

|-

| 2 January 1959, 16:41

| Luna
(8K72)

| B1-6

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Partial failure

| Luna 1

| Guidance system malfunction
First human-made object to reach the escape velocity of the Earth

|-

| 17 March 1959, 01:46

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| 041081

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 25 March 1959, 05:25

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I3-18

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 30 March 1959, 22:53

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I3-20

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| ICBM test. Loss of hydrogen peroxide lubricant at T+280 seconds. Core stage lost thrust.

|-

| 9 May 1959, 18:59

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I3-21

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 30 May 1959, 21:42

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I3-22

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| ICBM test. Partial failure. Core stage engines failed to shut off on schedule and the warhead overshot its target by 1890 km.

|-

| 9 June 1959, 20:34

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I3-23

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| ICBM test, missed target

|-

| 18 June 1959, 08:08

| Luna
(8K72)

| I1-7

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| Luna E-1A No.1

| Spilled gyroscope led to control failure at T+153 seconds.

|-

| 18 July 1959, 18:15

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I3-24

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 30 July 1959, 04:00

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| 041082

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 13 August 1959, 23:14

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I3-25

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 12 September 1959, 06:39

| Luna
(8K72)

| I1-7B

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| Luna 2

|

|-

| 18 September 1959, 16:02

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I1-1T

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 4 October 1959, 00:43

| Luna
(8K72)

| I1-8

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| Luna 3

|

|-

| 22 October 1959, 17:30

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| 267432

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 25 October 1959, 17:32

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| 267434

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 1 November 1959, 21:23

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| 267431

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 20 November 1959, 21:06

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| I2-1T

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 27 November 1959, 01:12

| R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)

| 267433

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Successful

| N/A

| ICBM test

|-

| 23 December 1959, 19:05

| R-7A Semyorka
(8K74)

| I1-1

| LC-1/5, Baikonur

| Failure

| N/A

| ICBM test, Maiden flight of R-7A, Thrust vectoring failed

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References

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  • {{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/lvdb/launch/R-7|title=Launch List - R-7 Family|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|publisher=Jonathan's Space Page|accessdate=2008-12-21}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/soyuz.htm |title=Soyuz |first=Mark |last=Wade |publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica |accessdate=2008-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107163113/http://astronautix.com/lvs/soyuz.htm |archivedate=2010-01-07 }}

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