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Vostok
Soviet R-7-derived crewed orbital rocket
The rocket that changed what "possible" meant. On 12 April 1961, a Vostok carried Yuri Gagarin on one orbit of Earth — the first human in space, 108 minutes start to landing. Six missions in total; Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, flew the last one in June 1963.
Service1960–1991
19601991
1960·first flight◇1964·peak (12 launches)●1991·last flight
- launches
- 156 launches
- success · 147/156
- 94% success · 147/156
Vostok Launch Activity
Past launches and what's coming up
- Oct 28198309:00UTCOct 28198309:00UTC
- Oct 03198505:48UTCOct 03198505:48UTC
- Mar 17198806:43UTCMar 17198806:43UTC
- Apr 20198805:48UTCApr 20198805:48UTC
- Aug 29199106:48UTCAug 29199106:48UTC
- Retired1991
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