Soviet Space ProgramSUCCESS

Vostok 1

Vostok · Human Exploration

19611/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome

Mission

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.

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Mission Facts

Provider: Soviet Space Program
Rocket: Vostok
Orbit: LEO
Pad: 1/5
NET precision: Year
Data source: LL2

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