Vostok 1

Spaceflight of the Vostok programme. Vostok 1 was launched on April 12, 1961 aboard a Vostok 8K72 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Apr 12, 1961).

COSPAR 1961 MU 1NORAD 103Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Vostok
Common name: Vostok 1
Payload designation: Vostok-3A No. 3
Other names: 3KA No. 3:RA2
International designator: 1961 MU 1
NORAD catalog number: 103
GCAT identifier: S00103
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.002

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Vostok3A
Owner: OKB-1
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev
Platform (bus): Vostok

Launch

Date: April 12, 1961 · 06:07 UTC
Launch record: 1961 MUSuccess
Rocket: Vostok 8K72
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 168 km
Apogee: 314 km
Inclination: 64.95°
Status: Landed
Status date: April 12, 1961
Last known active: Apr 12, 1961
End of operations: Apr 12, 1961

Size

Mass: 2,125 kg
Dry mass: 2,125 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 4,725 kg
Length: 6.5 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q182524 (CC0).