List of R-7 Launches (1957–1959) - 1959

1959

2 January 1959, 16:41 Luna
(8K72) LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna 1 Guidance system malfunction
First man-made object to reach the escape velocity of the Earth 17 March 1959, 01:46 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) 81 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 25 March 1959, 05:25 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) 18 LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 30 March 1959, 22:53 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test 9 May 1959, 18:59 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) 21 LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test 30 May 1959, 21:42 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test 9 June 1959, 20:34 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure N/A ICBM test, missed target 18 June 1959, 08:08 Luna
(8K72) LC-1/5, Baikonur Failure Luna 1959A Inertial system failed 153 seconds into flight 18 July 1959, 18:15 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) 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) LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 12 September 1959, 06:39 Luna
(8K72) LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Luna 2 18 September 1959, 16:02 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 4 October 1959, 02:24 Luna
(8K72) LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful Luna 3 22 October 1959, 17:30 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) LC-1/5, Baikonur Successful N/A ICBM test 25 October 1959, 17:32 R-7 Semyorka
(8K71) 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) 3 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