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Vostok-1 No. 3

Vostok 8K72 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 1, 1960, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 1, 1960 · 07:30 UTCLaunch 1960 RHOLaunch no. 89 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 1, 1960, 07:30
Launch designation
1960 RHO
Mission
Vostok-1 No. 3
Flight name
Korabl'-Sputnik-3
Vehicle flight ID
L1-13

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
269 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Korabl'-Sputnik-31960 RHO 1NORAD 65OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevHuman spaceflight2,100 kgDeorbited · Dec 2, 1960

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.