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Vostok 2

Vostok-KSoviet Space Program1/5
Sunday, August 6, 1961 · 06:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Vostok-K

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches2456
Successes2288

Provider

Soviet Space Program

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Mission Brief

The second crewed space launch carrying the Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov to orbit. The mission lasted 25 hours and 18 minutes and completed 17.5 orbits. He remains the youngest person to reach space, being a month short of 26 at the time of the launch.

PayloadVostok 2
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerVostok
Stages0
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

LAUNCH SITE
45.920°N, 63.342°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.