# List of R-7 launches (1957–1959)

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.

## Contents

| | | | | | | | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Date and Time (GMT) | Configuration | Serial Number | Launch Site | Result | Payload | Remarks |
| 1957 |||||||
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |