Vostok 8K72 | Korabl’-Sputnik-3
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.
Vostok spacecraft used for test flights before the first human spaceflight.
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.
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Mission Profile
Korabl'-Sputnik-3 was a Vostok 8K72 mission operated by Soviet Space Program that lifted off from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 1, 1960. The flight carried its payload on a test flight mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Vostok program. The launch was a success.