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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.

Service 1960–1991
1960 to 1991
1960 first flight 1964 peak (12 launches) 1991 last flight
launches
156
success · 147/156
94%

Vostok Launch Activity

Past launches and what's coming up

  1. Oct 28 198309:00 UTC
    Oct 28 1983
    09:00 UTC
    Meteor 2-10
    Success
  2. Oct 03 198505:48 UTC
    Oct 03 1985
    05:48 UTC
    Kosmos 1689
    Success
  3. Mar 17 198806:43 UTC
    Mar 17 1988
    06:43 UTC
    IRS-1A
    Success
  4. Apr 20 198805:48 UTC
    Apr 20 1988
    05:48 UTC
    Kosmos 1939
    Success
  5. Aug 29 199106:48 UTC
    Aug 29 1991
    06:48 UTC
    IRS-1B
    Success
  6. Retired 1991

Full Launch History

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1960s 75 flights
196051961519628196310196412196510196612196781968219693
1970s 55 flights
19705197151972519733197461975619765197771978519798
1980s 25 flights
198071981619825198341985119882
1990s 1 flights
19911

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