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Vostok 2

Vostok 2 was a crewed flight launched on August 6, 1961 aboard a Vostok 8K72 from Baikonur. Crew of 1: Gherman Titov.

Soviet Unioncrew 11961 TAU

Flight

Mission
Vostok 2
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Vostok-2
Launch
August 6, 1961 · 06:00 UTC
Landing
August 7, 1961
Duration (Wikidata)
1.1 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1961 TAU 1
Vehicle fate
Landed · Aug 7, 1961

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1961 TAU
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 238 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q221678 (CC0).