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Vostok 1
Vostok-KSoviet Space Program1/5
Wednesday, April 12, 1961 · 06:07 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The first crewed space launch & the first orbital launch. It carried the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who completed 1 orbit before safely re-entering the atmosphere, he ejected from his capsule at an altitude of 7 km in order to parachute safely to the ground. The mission lasted 108 minutes.
PayloadVostok 1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerVostok
Stages0
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.920°N, 63.342°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
