Human Exploration
Vostok was the last mission of the Vostok program. It was piloted by Valentina Tereshkova. The mission was launched two days after Vostok 5. The mission began on 16 June 1963, 09:29:52 UTC and ended on 19 June 1963, 08:20 UTC.
The Vostok programme was a Soviet human spaceflight project to put the first Soviet citizens into low Earth orbit and return them safely. Competing with the United States Project Mercury, it succeeded in placing the first human into space, Yuri Gagarin, in a single orbit in Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961.
Apr 12, 1961 — Jun 19, 1963
Orbital Attempt
#256
CCCP Mission
#62
Pad Launch
#50
Location Launch
#50
Designator
1963-023
Jun 16, 1963, 9:29 AM
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The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Jun 16, 1963, 2:29 PM
Total Launches
1,564
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
