Manifest / 01Go
The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Electron
ProviderRocket Lab
PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Korabl'-Sputnik-3
Vostok 8K72Soviet Space Program1/5
Thursday, December 1, 1960 · 07:30 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Another test of the Vostok capsule which had a successful flight into orbit but during re-entry the engine failed to cut off and burned to completion resulting in an incorrect entry trajectory. The vehicle was destroyed in order to ensure the vehicle didn't fall into enemy hands.
PayloadKorabl'-Sputnik-3
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerVostok
StagesUnknown
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 45.920°N
- Longitude
- 63.342°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
07:30 AM UTC - 07:30 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
