Vostok 1
spaceflight of the Vostok programme
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Summary
Vostok 1 is a human spaceflight[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of human spaceflight entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,473 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Soviet Union[3]
- Instance of: Vostok[4]
- Operator: Soviet space program[5]
- Followed by: Vostok 2[6]
- Manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia[7]
- Part of: Vostok programme[8]
- Commons category: Vostok 1[9]
- Space launch vehicle: Vostok-K[10], Vostok[11]
- Type of orbit: low Earth orbit[12]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: April 12, 1961[13]
- UTC date of spacecraft landing: April 12, 1961[14]
- Significant event: rocket launch[15], landing[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vostok 1[17]
- Crew members: Yuri Gagarin[18]
- Location of landing: Kazakhstan[19]
- Orbits completed: 1[20]
- Start point: Baikonur Cosmodrome[21], Gagarin's Start[22]
- Different from: Vostok-1[23]
- Orbital inclination: 64.95 degree[24]
- Duration: 6480 seconds[25]
- Mass: 4725 kg[26]
- Orbital period: 89.1 minutes[27]
- Apoapsis: 327 km[28]
- Periapsis: 169 km[29]
- Call sign: Кедр[30]
Why It Matters
Vostok 1 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]