List of R-7 launches

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

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Date and Time (GMT) Configuration Serial Number Launch Site Result Payload Remarks
15 May 1957, 16:01 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 5L LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test, Maiden flight of R-7
Failed after premature separation of strap-on booster
World's first ICBM
12 July 1957, 12:53 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 7 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test, control system failure
21 August 1957, 12:25 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 8 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
7 September 1957, 11:39 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 9 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
4 October 1957, 19:28 Sputnik
(8K71PS)		 1PS LC-1, Baikonur Successful Sputnik 1 World's first orbital launch
Maiden flight of Sputnik 8K71PS
3 November 1957, 02:30 Sputnik
(8K71PS)		 2PS LC-1, Baikonur Successful Sputnik 2 First animal in orbit (Laika)
Final flight of Sputnik 8K71PS
29 January 1958, 21:15 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 11 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test, exploded
29 March 1958, 14:40 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 10 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
4 April 1958, 15:30 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 12 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
27 April 1958, 09:01 Sputnik
(8A91)		 B1-2 LC-1, Baikonur Failure D1 s/n. 1 Disintegrated 88 seconds into flight
Maiden flight of Sputnik 8A91
15 May 1958, 07:00 Sputnik
(8A91)		 B1-1 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Sputnik 3 Final flight of Sputnik rocket
24 May 1958, 10:30 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 3 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
10 July 1958, 07:42 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 6 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
24 December 1958, 16:00 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
17 March 1959, 01:46 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 81 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
25 March 1959, 05:25 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 18 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
30 March 1959, 22:53 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
9 May 1959, 18:59 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 21 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
30 May 1959, 21:42 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
9 June 1959, 20:34 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test, missed target
18 July 1959, 18:15 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 24 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
30 July 1959, 04:00 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 041082 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
13 August 1959, 23:14 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
18 September 1959, 16:02 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
22 October 1959, 17:30 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
25 October 1959, 17:32 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
1 November 1959, 21:23 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 267431 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
20 November 1959, 21:06 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 I2-1T LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
27 November 1959, 01:12 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 3 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
23 December 1959, 19:05 R-7A
(8K74)		 I1-1 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test, Maiden flight of R-7A, Thrust vectoring failed
24 January 1960, 16:15 R-7A
(8K74)		 I1-3 LC-1, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
17 March 1960, 23:55 R-7A
(8K74)		 I1-5 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
24 March 1960, 02:06 R-7A
(8K74)		 L1-5 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
4 June 1960, 15:49 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 L1-9 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
5 July 1960, 15:56 R-7A
(8K74)		 I1-6 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
7 July 1960, 16:15 R-7A
(8K74)		 I1-7 LC-1, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
14 January 1961, 16:15 R-7A
(8K74)		 LC-31, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test, First launch from LC-31
13 February 1961, 04:39 R-7A
(8K74)		 I1-3T LC-31, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
27 February 1961, 00:52 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71)		 L2-1 LC-31, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test, final flight of R-7 Semyorka 8K71.
14 April 1961 R-7A
(8K74)		 LC-31, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test
15 June 1961, 05:45 R-7A
(8K74)		 E15001-06 LC-31, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
4 July 1961, 04:00 R-7A
(8K74)		 I2-4 LC-31, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
4 July 1961, 20:20 R-7A
(8K74)		 I2-2 LC-31, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
21 September 1961 R-7A
(8K74)		 E15003-03 LC-31, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test
20 May 2001, 22:32 Soyuz-FG F15000-001 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress-M1 6 ISS Logistics
26 November 2001, 18:24 Soyuz-FG F15000-002 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress-M1 7 ISS Logistics
Kolibri 2000
25 September 2002, 16:58 Soyuz-FG E15000-003 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress M1-9 ISS Logistics
30 October 2002, 16:58 Soyuz-FG E15000-004 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-1 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS escape craft
26 April 2003, 03:53 Soyuz-FG 15000-006 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-2 Manned flight with 2 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 7
2 June 2003, 18:24 Soyuz-FG/Fregat E15000-005/
ST-11		 LC-31, Baikonur Successful Mars Express Mars orbiter
Beagle 2 Mars lander
Launched successfully but later failed
18 October 2003, 05:38 Soyuz-FG D15000-007 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-3 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 8
27 December 2003, 21:30 Soyuz-FG/Fregat D15000-008/
ST-12		 LC-31, Baikonur Successful Amos-2 Communications satellite
19 April 2004, 05:19 Soyuz-FG D15000-009 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-4 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 9
8 November 2004, 18:30 Soyuz 2.1a LC-43, Plesetsk Successful Zenit-8 (boilerplate) Suborbital test
14 October 2004, 03:06 Soyuz-FG Zh15000-012 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-5 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 10
15 April 2005, 00:46 Soyuz-FG Zh15000-014 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-6 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 11
13 August 2005, 23:28 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Zh15000-011/
ST-13		 LC-31, Baikonur Successful Galaxy 14 Communications satellite
1 October 2005, 03:54 Soyuz-FG Zh15000-017 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-7 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 12
9 November 2005, 03:33 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Zh15000-010/
ST-14		 LC-31, Baikonur Successful Venus Express Venus orbiter
28 December 2005, 05:19 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Zh15000-016/
ST-15		 LC-31, Baikonur Successful GIOVE-A Navigation satellite
30 March 2006, 02:30 Soyuz-FG P15000-018 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-8 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 13
18 September 2006, 04:08 Soyuz-FG  ?15000-023 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-9 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 14
19 October 2006, 17:28 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat LC-31, Baikonur Successful MetOp Weather satellite
24 December 2006, 08:34 Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat LC-43, Plesetsk Successful Meridian Communi-
cations satellite
27 December 2006, 14:28 Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat LC-31, Baikonur Successful COROT Astronomy satellite
18 January 2007, 02:12 Soyuz-U
(11A511U)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress M-59 (24P) ISS Logistics
7 April 2007, 17:31 Soyuz-FG LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-10 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 15
12 May 2007, 03:25:38 Soyuz-U
(11A511U)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress M-60 (25P) ISS Logistics
29 May 2007, 20:31 Soyuz-FG/Fregat LC-31, Baikonur Successful Globalstar Comsat
Globalstar Comsat
Globalstar Comsat
Globalstar Comsat
7 June 2007, 18:00 Soyuz-U
(11A511U)		 Plesetsk Successful Kobal't-M (Kosmos 2427) Reconnaissance spacecraft
2 August 2007, 17:33:48 Soyuz-U
(11A511U)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress M-61 (26P) ISS Logistics
14 September 2007, 11:00 Soyuz-U
(11A511U)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Foton-M3/YES2 Biological research
10 October 2007, 13:22 Soyuz-FG LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-11 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 16
20 October 2007, 20:12 Soyuz-FG/Fregat LC-31, Baikonur Successful Globalstar Comsat
Globalstar Comsat
Globalstar Comsat
Globalstar Comsat
23 October 2007, 04:39 Molniya-M/2BL
(8K78M/2BL)		 Plesetsk Successful Oko-88 (Kosmos 2030) Missile defence spacecraft,
final flight of Molniya-M
14 December 2007, 13:17:34 Soyuz-FG/Fregat LC-31, Baikonur Successful RADARSAT-2 Radar imaging spacecraft
23 December 2007, 07:12:41 Soyuz-U
(11A511U)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress M-62 (27P) ISS Logistics
5 February 2008, 13:02:54 Soyuz-U
(11A511U)		 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Progress M-63 (28P) ISS Logistics
8 April 2008, 11:16:39 Soyuz-FG Sh15000-024 LC-1, Baikonur Successful Soyuz TMA-12 Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 17

Scheduled launches
TBD Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat Baikonur Meteor-M

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