Vostok 6

Soviet space mission of 1963, the first human spaceflight to carry a woman (Valentina Tereshkova) into space. Vostok 6 was launched on June 16, 1963 aboard a Vostok 8K72 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 19, 1963).

COSPAR 1963-023ANORAD 595Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Vostok-6
Common name: Vostok 6
Payload designation: Vostok-3A No. 8
Other names: 3KA No. 8:RA2
International designator: 1963-023A
NORAD catalog number: 595
GCAT identifier: S00595
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.039

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: June 16, 1963 · 09:29 UTC
Launch record: 1963-023Success
Rocket: Vostok 8K72
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 163 km
Apogee: 191 km
Inclination: 64.92°
Status: Landed
Status date: June 19, 1963
Last known active: Jun 19, 1963
End of operations: Jun 19, 1963

Size

Mass: 2,100 kg
Dry mass: 2,100 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 4,700 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 Q269668 (CC0).