Vostok-K | Vostok 1

Name: Vostok-K | Vostok 1
Start: 1961-04-12T06:07:00Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The first crewed space launch & the first orbital launch. It carried the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who completed 1 orbit before safely re-entering the atmosphere, he ejected from his capsule at an altitude of 7 km in order to parachute safely to the ground. The mission lasted 108 minutes.

Mission Details

Launch date: April 12, 1961 at 06:07 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Vostok
Operator: Soviet Space Program
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Human Exploration