2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1961
  4. 1961 TAU
// orbital launch

Vostok-3A No. 4

Vostok 8K72 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 6, 1961, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 6, 1961 · 06:00 UTCLaunch 1961 TAULaunch no. 121 in the log
RocketVostok 8K72variant K
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 6, 1961, 06:00
Launch designation
1961 TAU
Mission
Vostok-3A No. 4
Flight name
Vostok-2
Vehicle flight ID
E103-17

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
238 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Vostok-21961 TAU 1NORAD 168OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevHuman spaceflight2,100 kgLanded · Aug 7, 1961

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