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Vostok 6

Vostok 6 was a crewed flight launched on June 16, 1963 aboard a Vostok 8K72 from Baikonur. Crew of 1: Valentina Tereshkova.

Soviet Unioncrew 11963-023

Flight

Mission
Vostok 6
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Vostok-6
Launch
June 16, 1963 · 09:29 UTC
Landing
June 19, 1963
Duration (Wikidata)
3.0 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1963-023A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Jun 19, 1963

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1963-023
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC1
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 223 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q269668 (CC0).